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Tribute to Arthur Weinthal: Wedge: ‘passion for excellence’
Pip Wedge’s long association with Arthur Weinthal began in 1965 when Weinthal hired him as production supervisor for ctv in Montreal. Wedge eventually went on to become executive in charge of foreign programming and managed the network’s inventory before retiring from…
Tribute to Arthur Weinthal: MacMillan: ‘It’s the programs that count’
Michael MacMillan is chairman and ceo of Atlantis Communications and has worked with ctv on projects including the TekWar series, Neon Rider, Heck’s Way Home, The Possession of Michael D., Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, Avalanche, Race to Freedom, The Sound and…
Tribute to Arthur Weinthal: Robertson: ‘true Canadian original’
Lloyd Robertson is CTV News chief anchor and senior news editor and has been in the company of Arthur Weinthal since joining the network as co-anchor of the CTV National News in 1976….
Fight for specialties resumes
And they’re off….
Collective deal in the offing for B.C.
Vancouver: Labor negotiators in Vancouver are hammering out an unprecedented master collective agreement, weeks before production for the lucrative pilot season begins….
1995 holds its own
Production was healthy across Canada in 1995 with some more remote areas gaining new activity and some established areas fighting off union battles and other obstacles to keep the numbers close to 1994’s record-breaking level….
DTH providers to contribute 5%
With the first of the new-age distribution entities finally licensed, the crtc has held fast to the 5% line for contribution to Canadian production established by the cable companies….
Mixed box office
In a year that was great for some and rotten for other Canadian independent distributors in English Canada, Quebec films soared with five features pulling in over $300,000 each in-province. Canadian films brought in $3.3 million in Quebec theaters in ’95,…
At Press Time
Principals of Magnetic Enterprises are finalizing arrangements to acquire all the Toronto-based company’s undertakings. cfo Bruce Grant and vp engineering Tony Meerakker are planning to purchase the company, which is comprised of post facilities Magnetic North and Magnetic South, music production…
Special Report: NATPE ’96: NATPE: syndication and beyond
Natpe’s role as an international marketplace has evolved throughout the nineties, gradually attracting more European buyers, sellers, producers and programmers, and gaining a significant rise in the number of Latin American and Asian attendees. Canadians are also on the increase at…
Openings: Screamers launches on 1,500 screens
Montreal: The Allegro Films sci-fi thriller Screamers is set for a simultaneous North American launch on 1,500 screens on Jan. 26. The marketing budget for the film’s worldwide release is estimated to be over $10 million….
News Brief: Malofilm faces suit
Comspan Communications of Santa Monica, California, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in Superior Court in California against Malofilm Communications and its chairman, Rene Malo….
Firestone buys Skyvision
As of Jan. 9, Skyvision’s new and sole owner is Jay Firestone, former Alliance Communications vice-chairman who negotiated with Interbrew for the Toronto-based production company….
Programming: TLC: the zig strategy
January, and specialty fever is again breaking up the post-Christmas blues. While would-be new niche-service programmers take their strategies to the crtc for licensing round two and the six services launched a year ago soldier on, established specialties like The Learning…
News Brief: New Cinar division
Cinar Films has opened a new music division, Cinar Music….
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