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Shaftesbury’s ReGenesis Scores Slot on SCIENCE

December 5, 2011

SILVER SPRING/TORONTO: SCIENCE in the U.S. has picked up season one of Shaftesbury’s drama series ReGenesis, starring Peter Outerbridge and Ellen Page. The 13-episode hour-long Canadian series, which premiered on SCIENCE last month, features a team of scientists charged with investigating the global use and abuse of advanced biotechnology. Season …

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New Canadian Movie Service Offers Free Preview

December 9, 2011

TORONTO: Hollywood Suite, Canada’s new 24/7 multiplatform HD movie service, is kicking off with a two-month “freeview.” Hollywood Suite recently launched on EastLink, TELUS Optik TV, SaskTel MAX and MTS TV, with a free preview that ends February 19. The service features 450 commercial-free HD movies per month, uncut and …

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Showcase Orders More Lost Girl

December 9, 2011

TORONTO: Showcase has renewed the hit original series Lost Girl for a third season, which will begin production in spring 2012. Lost Girl, which launched in September 2010, is Showcase’s highest rated drama series. Season two will continue with all-new episodes on January 22 starring Anna Silk (Being Erica, Billable …

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Rogers & Bell Buy into Canadian Sports Franchise

December 12, 2011

TORONTO: Rogers Communications and Bell Canada have come together to jointly acquire a 75-percent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The deal splits the radio and television rights for MLSE’s NHL franchise of the Maple Leafs. Rogers’ Sportsnet and Bell’s TSN cable …

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Global Adds New Series to Midseason Grid

December 13, 2011

TORONTO: Global Television has unveiled its midseason lineup, featuring new dramas, including The Firm, as well as returning favorites. Global’s new six-part series Bomb Girls, starring Meg Tilly, will launch January 4 and profiles the experiences of five brave Canadian women who risk their lives working in a munitions factory …

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Best Boy to Produce Genre Films

February 7, 2012

MOUNT PEARL: Canada’s Best Boy Entertainment is seeking commercial, high-concept genre scripts in the low-budget arena, to produce and finance a series of films. The Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador production company is looking for scripts for horror, action and psychological thriller films. The company will produce with Peter Wetherell …

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eOne Drops Sale Plans

February 13, 2012

TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has decided to abandon plans for a potential sale, after receiving offers that "do not adequately reflect the company’s value." A statement from the company said the board is no longer considering the outright sale of the business, though it "continues to evaluate a number of …

Hubert T. Lacroix

February 13, 2012

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.   CBC Radio-Canada @ 75   This year CBC/Radio-Canada celebrates its 75th anniversary. Since November 2, 1936, the Canadian public broadcaster has been serving its viewers while contributing to the democratic, social and cultural life of the country. …

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Cuppa Coffee Eyes Partners for Osbournes Series

March 29, 2012

TORONTO: Cuppa Coffee Studios, the Canadian animation outfit that is celebrating its 20th anniversary, will be at MIPTV looking to complete the financing on a new 20-episode prime-time animated series about rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family. Adam Shaheen, the founder and president of Cuppa Coffee Studios, says the show …

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Saving Hope, Femme Fatales & More Top eOne’s Slate

March 29, 2012

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has a number of new titles to offer up for the international market, among them the new medical drama Saving Hope. The series, which has been picked up by NBC, stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. eOne is also offering Femme Fatales, an anthology series …