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Special Report on Children’s Programming: This sector is growing – up
TVOntario excels at it. ytv does nothing but. Vision tv is starting to do it. Showcase dabbles in it. Global has created a resounding commercial success out of it. And cbc is a respected veteran at it. Kids’ programming for television…
Special Report on Children’s Programming: ACT festival: celebrating success
The Alliance for Children and Television’s 1995 Festival and Awards of Excellence will be, in the words of director Kealy Wilkinson, ‘a celebration.’ It’s been a record year for award applications – with 65 English and 26 French programs nominated -…
Special Report on Children’s Programming: The contenders: Junior market simulation
The Pat Ferns market simulation roadshow adds a new stop to the circuit with a junior edition at the Alliance for Children and Television’s 1995 Festival and Awards of Excellence. Since there’s change going down in the market, act hopes ‘the…
Special Report on Merchandising and Marketing: Video: low key, high revenue
The Canadian home video market has been a consistent source of revenue for the past several years and, in good evolutionary fashion, Canadian production companies have adapted their own divisions or mechanisms for getting at it. For many companies, home video…
Special Report on Merchandising and Marketing: Merchandising bonanza
Everybody wants a piece of something successful. The desire in children of all ages to take a piece of a beloved tv or film character home is rampant to the tune of billions of dollars in yearly retail sales. The monolith…
Special Report on Merchandising and Marketing: The art (and benefits) of reaching kids
Kids. Whether you mean to entertain them, educate them or scare the bejesus out of them, you’ve got to reach them first. The marketing and promotion departments of some broadcasters are eagerly tapping into the lucrative tween culture while others are…
Perspectives: Shea sets sights on new frontiers
Almost two years since Kevin Shea, ytv’s first president and ceo, left broadcasting behind to join the ranks of the production community as president of Atlantis Communications, he’s returned to broadcasting, his self-confessed first love….
New IPA may avert next crisis
Both sides agree, key to the new Independent Production Agreement between the Canadian Film and Television Production Association and actra’s Performers’ Guild is the introduction of the preservation of bargaining rights and a new security agreement. These two new provisions far…
Gemeaux: Petite Vie the big winner
Montreal: The unprecedented ratings smash La Petite Vie predictably emerged as the most honored program at this year’s Prix Gemeaux Gala, winning six awards including the Hydro-Quebec Prix du Public prize….
Cinespace: studio space up for grabs
When Eastern Mall Ltd., the company which owned the studios, facilities and properties at Cinespace, was declared bankrupt Sept. 11, Toronto’s largest studio – with a facility of 12 stages – went under with it….
BC Telecom wants cable
Vancouver: Film and television industry insiders here are skeptical of BC Telecom’s energetic campaign to win support for its proposed cable tv service….
At Press Time
Investment Canada could not confirm a date for the decision regarding Polygram and Turner start-ups in Canada, but one well-placed source says word will be held off until after the Quebec referendum Oct. 30. However, one government official confirms that with…
Telefilm: West gets fair deal
Vancouver: Telefilm Canada’s fluctuating funding levels to b.c. feature filmmakers are a function of business cycles, not systematic discrimination, according to Telefilm boss John Taylor….
Malofilm seeks $12M in offering
Montreal: Malofilm Communications completed the marketing phase Oct. 3 for a new issue of class b subordinate shares expected to raise approximately $12 million net for the Montreal-based integrated distribution and production company….
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