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CBC unveils 5-year TV skate competition deal

CBC and VisionTV answer Bell Media’s 10-year deal with Skate Canada by landing a five-year TV deal with the International Skating Union.

CBC casts for music talent show

Cover Me Canada will see musicians nationwide compete to see who best reinterprets classic Canadian songs.

CBC orders Norm Hiscock comedy pilot

Exclusive: The CBC has made its fourth official pilot order this TV season from the veteran Canadian scribe.

CBC to pilot two more

Exclusive: The pubcaster orders a road-tripping drama and a mockumentary about Canada’s “Wild West.”

CBC goes to pilot with a police procedural

Exclusive: Phyllis Platt, CBC Television’s interim executive director, confirmed the pubcaster is going to pilot with Cracked, a police drama from White Pines Pictures.

CBC unveils Just For Laughs gala talent lineup

The top headliner for the pubcaster is homegrown comic sensation Russell Peters, along with Jeremy Hotz, Jimmy Carr, Dom Irrera, Sebastian Maniscalco and Nick Thune.

CBC’s documentary channel joins The Team at Hot Docs

The White Pines Pictures doc shot without a Canadian broadcaster on board has snagged a domestic TV deal on the eve of its Hot Docs date.

CBC commissions new drama from Omni

Artic Air, a new dramatic series, has been commissioned by CBC Television from Vancouver-based prodco Omni Film.

Suzuki doc wins at Canadian Environmental Media Awards

Sturla Gunnarson’s Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, a film based on the veteran Canadian scientist and environmental activist, earned the international award of excellence Saturday night at the Canadian Environmental Media Awards.

CBC goes Wide-Eyed for Redemption

The flagship series will be hosted by Canadian entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star, Kevin O’Leary. This will mark the first airing of WEE’s original format series.

Faibish joins CBC while Anderson takes over digi at CTV

Former head of CTV’s digital media division Kris Faibish has joined the CBC in the newly-created post of executive director, strategy and business development.

Phase 4 Films lands The Borgias and Camelot home ent rights

Phase 4 Films and prodco Take 5 Productions will release The Borgias and Camelot on DVD and Blu-ray this coming fall.