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Teletoon
Competition Bureau clears new Bell-Astral deal
The transaction will see Corus Entertainment acquire six of Astral TV’s joint ventures and other broadcast and radio stations if the deal is approved by the CRTC.
Specialty channels siphoning lost Hockey Night in Canada viewers
The NHL lockout has Canadian eyeballs moving to Teletoon and YTV to watch movies, The Comedy Network for laughter, and Sportsnet and TSN for pro baseball and football games.
Teletoon launches two mobile apps
Humans vs. Vampires (pictured) from Secret Location and Find the Earl from marblemedia are extensions of the Teletoon series My Babysitter’s a Vampire and Skatoony.
Cartoon Network, Adult Swim help Teletoon compete, execs say
U.S. brand extensions that launched Wednesday is extension of long-term partnership, says Teletoon business ops VP Trent Locke (pictured).
Banff 2012: Teletoon orders two new series, and renews another three
The animated specialty channel gave full season orders for Dr. Dimensionpants from Cookie Jar Entertainment and Endangered Species (pictured) from Nerd Corps Entertainment.
Teletoon sets launch date for Cartoon Network in Canada
In the lead-up to the ad-supported channel’s launch, Teletoon will broadcast a series of weekly nested programming blocks with shows from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, starting May 5.
Revealed: who has the biggest CMF performance envelope
The industry fund paid out $181.6 million to English Canadian broadcasters and another $89 million to French language broadcasters as part of its latest investment in Canadian series development.
Johnny Test renewed for sixth season
After concluding multi-territory sales, the Canadian-American co-production will hit international markets, with 26 new episodes coming in 2013.
Teletoon picks up Guru’s Nemesis for development
The animated series will target target seven- to 11-year-olds and follow the misadventures of characters Blade and Josh.
Teletoon’s evil new social media strategy
The channel’s latest campaign uses StumbleUpon to drive users to websites featuring content related to its Top 5 Retro Villains contest.
Teletoon and FME sign Grojband
The animated series about a pre-teen garage band will be distributed worldwide by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Teletoon orders Camp Lakebottom for full season
The animated comedy, created by ex-Walt Disney Imagineer Eric Jacobson and ex-Kids WB! exec Betsy McGowen, is from Skywriter Media and Entertainment.
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