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Gordon Pinsent to attend 50th anniversary Forest Rangers reunion
The tribute to one of the first colour TV series made in Canada (pictured) is set for Saturday at Cinespace Film Studios’ Kleinburg facility north of Toronto.
BET joins CBC in airing The Book of Negroes mini-series
The TV adaptation of Canadian writer Lawrence Hill’s novel of the same name (pictured) will start shooting in South Africa in the fall.
Jill Golick sells Ruby Skye P.I. web series to CBC
The pubcaster is to stream the teen/tween detective mystery series (pictured) in winter 2014, before combining internet TV episodes into a broadcast hour for its main network.
NFB makes Malting Silos story interactive for Hyperlocal
Melissa Bull’s story has been adapted as an interactive piece by the NFB’s Digital Studio as part of an online collection of neighborhood stories.
Julie Bristow leaving CBC
The executive director of studio and unscripted programming (pictured) is leaving to pursue a new venture, the CBC said Wednesday.
CRTC renews licences for CBC
The regulator is also mandating that the pubcaster become more transparent to Canadians in the ways it nominates CBC ombudsmen.
Strombo’s CNN talk show to premiere June 9
Following its premiere on the U.S. cable news channel, the one-hour talk show will move into its regular timeslot of Fridays at 11 p.m. starting June 14.
CBC fall sked aims to connect with more Canadians
The pubcaster’s lineup includes no big scripted surprises, but branches out to new factual series that strive to hit national audiences at home.
CBC snags Recipe to Riches for winter 2014
The pubcaster, which unveiled its lineup Wednesday, is also launching new reality series Four Rooms and primetime crime drama Crossing Lines.
CBC TV audience decline sparks pre-upfronts debate
The pubcaster spars with Barry Kiefl’s media trends blog over the impact of the fall 2012 NHL lockout on overall viewership.
Hockey Night in Canada shatters playoff records: BBM
Game seven between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins netted 5.1 million viewers, while the series averaged 3.53 million viewers across all games.
Harper bill targets the CBC, argue ACTRA, Canadian Media Guild
The unions contend elements of Bill C-60 would allow Ottawa to directly interfere with the pubcaster’s collective bargaining process (ACTRA national president Ferne Downey pictured).
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