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The Comedy Network
CTV to debut Satisfaction on June 24
The sitcom from creator Tim McAuliffe will air Mondays at 8 p.m. and lead into the second season of Anger Management.
The Comedy Network’s Match Game gets second season order
Producer Zone3 will shoot in Toronto another 60 episodes of the comedic game show based on the international format from FremantleMedia.
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.
Jake Labow joins Brillstein Entertainment
The former Bell Media comedy exec is headed to Los Angeles to join the talent agency.
Anger Management makes an Olympic debut
Viewers will be given a sneak peek of the show’s first episode right after the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on CTV.
Bell Media gets Satisfaction, Spun Out pilots for CTV
The company’s Comedy Network unveiled a large multi-year deal with Just For Laughs (pictured), though the CBC confirms it maintains its usual JFL programming.
Picnicface not renewed, launches campaign
The Halifax-based sketch comedy troupe is asking fans to sign a petition to save the show, following the news that Bell Media has not put in a second season re-order.
Handsome Canadians land ani work on Ugly Americans
The new prodco formed by Markle Productions and Solis Animation is set to produce and animate half of the series’ second season.
Comedy Network unveils development slate
Production executive Sarah Fowlie gives intel about the projects in development and why they were selected.
It’s not always a Picnicface getting on Comedy
As the show enters production, Comedy Network’s Sarah Fowlie talks about how the comedy troupe won her over.
Scott Thompson gives Comedy Network the royal treatment
Scott Thompson and The Comedy Network are honoring of William and Kate’s upcoming wedding the best way they know how: with plenty of laughs.
Hulu acquires Odd Job Jack
The U.S. online video service Hulu has acquired the Canadian TV animated series Odd Job Jack from indie distributor Duopoly.
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