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YTV signs Sister act
The kiddie cable channel is teaming up with Studio B on Look What My Sister Dragged In, a new cartoon about a mysterious and destructive house pet
Moriarty stars as Hitler in provocative new feature
Former Law & Order star plays the Fuehrer in an adaptation of his own stage show
CTV looks for gold with Burnett’s Pirate Master
The number one network will air the latest reality offering from the creator of Survivor and Rock Star this summer
Clattenburg, Silverman going to Banff
The Banff TV fest announces high-profile participants for this year’s event
Rendez-vous showcases Quebec’s recent film crop
The venerable Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois festival celebrates 25 years with 250 films and special filmmaker appearances
Just For Laughs acquires Cloe
The Quebec comedy giant picks up ‘nutty’ series from Fatkat
Movieola launches new website
The digichannel’s online destination caters to short film makers and viewers
Le Banquier a big Deal in Quebec
If the early ratings for TVA’s version of Deal or No Deal are any indication, Quebecers are just as fascinated with models, briefcases and blind luck as everyone else
Partition plays well in B.C.
Vic Sarin’s history piece performed below expectations nationwide, but connected with audiences in Vancouver over its opening weekend
Decode creates a Buzz
The busy Toronto shop is shooting its tween sitcom The Latest Buzz following a 13-episode order from Family Channel
Degrassi: The Cartoon
CTV and the makers of Degrassi: TNG are testing the waters of animation with two short toons based on the teen show
Bonte joins Cookie Jar
The Montreal toonmaker has posted interactive TV vet Josette Bonte to its L.A. office and inked a separate deal to turn out Doodlebops toys
Cablers at odds with Oda
The status of the Canadian Television Fund and its bank account remained uncertain as Playback went to press, despite efforts by Heritage Minister Bev Oda to rein in Shaw Communications and Videotron.
Court orders ACTRA arbitration
An Ontario court gave the CFTPA a partial victory on Jan. 30 by ordering that an arbitrator help settle its labor dispute with ACTRA. But Justice Sarah Pepall of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied the producers’ separate application for a restraining order against ACTRA’s ongoing strike and its continuation letters.
Cinespace closing Marine studio
Last-ditch efforts to save the Marine Terminal 28 Studio in Toronto’s east end have failed, and the studio is closing in what its operator, Cinespace Film Studios, says is ‘a tragic precedent.’
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