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CBC and Sportsnet team up for FIFA World Cup coverage
The sub-licensing deal will make Sportsnet a licensed broadcaster of the 2014 World Cup Brazil, and see it broadcast soccer events to which the CBC has rights.
CBC’s Fun Hunt looks to drive kid viewers online
The pubcaster’s new kids show Cross Country Fun Hunt is being created on the road with the host documenting communities and uploading segments online to draw traffic to a dedicated series site.
CBC extends hunt for Best Recipes Ever host
After announcing the departure of host Kary Osmond last month, the Canadian public broadcaster has extended its deadline for applications to find a host for the food series’ first season of 2013.
DeHartog’s Lehane adaptation lands at Appian Way
(UPDATED) Team Seven Entertainment’s Calum deHartog (pictured) optioned the short story Running out of Dog for feature film adaptation.
Why the CBC went it alone for Olympics
The pubcaster’s EVP English services, Kirstine Stewart (pictured), on why it made sense to bid on the 2014 and 2016 Games.
CBC wins broadcast rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games
The pubcaster wins the Olympics following two failed joint bids with Bell Media earlier this year.
CBC merges drama and comedy as programming shakeup continues
The twin divisions will be merged into one department, scripted prime time, to be headed up by ex-comedy chief Jenny Hacker.
CRTC to phase out local programming fund
The regulator ruled Wednesday that a recovered ad market and vertical integration mean LPIF contributions can be gradually reduced until it is discontinued by Aug. 31, 2014.
Hollywood scribe Katie Ford pens CBC comedy pilot Leilah and Jen
The cast-contingent project from Entertainment One, about two different sisters reinventing their suburban lives, will be directed by Jacob Tierney.
Canadian broadcasters quietly prep for possible NHL work stoppage
The major networks are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst, as the NHL starts thorny contract talks with its players union.
CBC-DOC apprenticeship program teams unveiled
The Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working With Filmmakers initiative has named four apprentices to work with veteran doc filmmakers on upcoming projects.
Murdoch Mysteries shooting in Queen’s Park with David Onley
The one-hour mystery series is the first to film at Ontario legislature in a decade.
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