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TVO

Round-up: Awards, returning series and production

Slaughter Nick for President (pictured) nabbed best doc at the Zagreb Film Festival, while TVO series The Water Brothers won a best newcomer prize at the Wildscreen Festival.

October 26, 2012

TVO taps Chinese market via mobile

Partnering with Waterloo-based mobile education company ClevrU, the company will provide video from TVOKids programs like Melvin’s Marvellous Words (pictured) as educational content for children and students in China.

October 16, 2012

Mouk treks to Canada

Paris-based prodco Millimages has inked broadcasting deals with TVO and TFO for its hit 2D-animated preschool series Mouk.

September 25, 2012

TVO launches app for Google TV

The public educational media organization launches the app as the Sony Internet Player, which will bring Google TV to Canada, hits the market Friday.

August 17, 2012

Picture Box and TVO ink international sales agreement

The distribution company will take over sales for several of the public broadcaster’s properties, including the Tumbletown series.

July 17, 2012

Jim Marchbank and Toby Jenkins join TVO’s board

Former Science North CEO Marchbank (pictured) and Techtown founder Jenkins were appointed to the public broadcaster Tuesday.

July 4, 2012

U.S. Sprout channel buys 9 Story’s Wibbly Pig series

The American preschool TV channel follows BBC’s Cbeebies, TVO and Knowledge Network in acquiring the kids series based on Mick Inkpen’s Wibbly Pig book series.

June 19, 2012

Ontario budget chops extend to local media sector

The Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund, a key source of funding for festivals and educational institutions with media programs, is to be phased out one year earlier than scheduled.

March 28, 2012

Skywriter Media sells cartoons to 9 Story

The deck-clearing deal will allow the indie producer to shift precious dollars to series development and its Skyreader eBook technology platform.

February 13, 2012

TVO, TVA and Nick Jr. dig up more Dino Dan

The nets have ordered up an additional 52 11-min eps of the live-action and CGI series from Toronto’s Sinking Ship Entertainment, which is expanding to accommodate the work.

January 25, 2012

TVO, APTN order half-hour drama Hard Rock Medical

The 13-parter will portray young medical students in northern Ontario as they learn to become doctors.

December 12, 2011

Former TVO host Elwy Yost passes at age 86

The industry champion was known for hosting Saturday Night at the Movies for 25 years.

July 22, 2011