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Schitt’s Creek premieres to 1.4M viewers
Following a big bow for CBC’s The Book of Negroes last week, the ratings for the edgy comedy signal another win for the pubcaster.
Mommy and Orphan Black lead Canadian Screen Awards nominees
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television unveils contenders in 128 film, TV and digital categories. (Xavier Dolan and Anne Dorval pictured on the set of Mommy.)
Former Bell Media VP lands at CBC
Mary Kreuk has been hired as a new executive director of multiplatform media sales at the pubcaster.
The Book of Negroes debuts to 1.7M viewers
The premiere is the highest-rated for a CBC program since Little Mosque on the Prairie in 2007.
Canadian director goes on Dragons’ Den to market movie release
“Getting aired would…allow us to promote the movie ‘As Seen on Dragons’ Den,” The Cocksure Lads executive producer Tamara Doerksen told Playback Daily.
Lisa Gabriele, Mike Armitage bolster Proper TV development
The former Dragons’ Den producers board the Toronto-based TV producer’s development team. (Pictured: Gabriele, left, and Armitage, right.)
Playback’s most-read stories of 2014
From development slates to cancellations to the Banff World Media festival, Playback takes a look back at our most-read stories from the past year. (Arctic Air pictured.)
CBC orders Nova Scotia-set miniseries Studio Black!
The ambitious four-parter is based on Nova Scotian folklore captured by an American historian during a 1923 visit to the province and its black communities.
CBC shortens news, talks job cuts, to save $15M
The pubcaster outlines its four-screen approach to local news as it goes from 90-minute shows to one-hour or half-hour formats in major TV markets.
Frantic Films finds CBC’s funny bone in Of All Places
The indie also got a sixth-season pick up for its Winnipeg Comedy Festival series. (Frantic CEO Jamie Brown pictured)
Jonathan Williams short film returns as a web series
CBC comedy portal Punchline has commissioned Riftworld Chronicles, which it is coproducing with First Love Films and Sienna Films. (Co-star Erin Karpluk pictured.)
Whistler goes rock and roll with Murray Foster’s debut feature
The Cocksure Lads is about a British band that breaks up over royalties. What makes it different? It was made by a rocker-turned-director.
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