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CCI still Stuck on Seven24

New three-year pact between CCI Entertainment and Seven24 includes two MOWs and the tween-aimed sitcom Stuck in the Middle

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Partition takes over top of box from Daughters

Doomed love in India beat tragic romance in China at last week’s box office, as Partition took over the top spot among homegrowns from The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters

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Climb the tail, cut the crew

Those in the know about nonfiction offered conflicting advice at the Realscreen Summit

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GPS meets Blackberry

The Waterloo, ON-based handset maker is telling people where to go, with the GPS maps and directions included in its latest Blackberry model

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CTV hires Holland

Moose TV writer will field pitches for the network and its cable channels in Quebec

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Jozi-H producer slams CBC’s promotional efforts

The blood-stained medical drama drew weak ratings and its makers paid for their own ads. But they still believe CBC will order a second season

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Domestic up, foreign down in Ontario

Hollywood spending was down by nearly a third in the province last year, according to new numbers from the OMDC

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Ubisoft expands in Montreal

Game-making giant unveils six-year hiring and spending spree, and plans for a new CG studio

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Former AAV exec handed top distribution job

TVA Films has hired Sophie Aird as its new general manager of distribution. The former Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm exec — recently posted atop the marketing department of Distribution Select — starts on Monday.

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No deal in ACTRA strike

Producers and ACTRA fail to connect on new media despite two days of mediated talks in Toronto — Waddell calls latest offer by CFTPA a ‘token’ payment

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Feds must bail out CTF, says APFTQ

Quebec producers warn Heritage committe that the loss of Shaw and Videotron support would leave a crater in the province’s industry

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Peep and Arthur face off at Emmys

Curious bird and well-read aardvark among the Canadian-made nominees for this year’s top kiddie TV honors

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Rocket Fund names final four

Omni, Epitome among children’s TV producers vying for $50,000 prize

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Magnolia gets Weird

Darius Films has sold its black comedy Weirdsville to Magnolia Pictures in the U.S., and hopes to have a release date as soon as it’s free from ThinkFilm

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Development deal for The Dot

Toronto shop behind festival favorite Things to Do at work on bird-watching comedy