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CTV Orders Shaftesbury Digital Series

October 9, 2012

CANNES: CTV has placed an order for the digital-only series Backpackers, produced by Shaftesbury’s digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment.  Backpackers will be the first stand-alone digital series ordered by CTV. It will go out across the full suite of CTV and Bell Media digital platforms. The show follows two friends …

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Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund Invests in 14 TV Projects

December 19, 2012

TORONTO: Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund has dispersed C$5.1 million ($5.17 million) to 14 television projects in its latest round of funding decisions. Among the projects receiving funding are Bitten, from Entertainment One Television for Space; BrandMADE, from 2271169 Ontario Inc. for Canada’s Discovery Channel; and Code Breakers, from …

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eOne Scores Approval for Alliance Films Purchase

January 3, 2013

TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau regarding its acquisition of Alliance Films. In September, eOne announced its intention to purchase the company from GS Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for C$225 million ($229 million). One of the conditions on the acquisition was the go-ahead …

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Report: IPTV Cutting into Canada’s Cable & Satellite Market

January 4, 2013

EL SEGUNDO: The rise of IPTV is taking its toll on the dominance of cable and satellite in Canada’s pay-TV market, according to IHS Screen Digest Television Intelligence. IPTV accounted for nearly 10 percent of Canadian pay-TV video subs in Q3 of 2012. This is up from the 6.6 percent reported for Q3 2011 …

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ole Hires New COO

January 8, 2013

TORONTO: Lou Ragagnin, former Canadian Olympic Committee & 100th Grey Cup chief operating officer, is joining ole as its new COO. Ragagnin will be based in Toronto and will report to Robert Ott, the CEO. His responsibilities will include the execution of annual and long-term business plans at the company. …

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Breakthrough Horror Film Starts Production

January 18, 2013

TORONTO: Principal photography has commenced in Toronto for Anti Social, an independent horror film from Breakthrough Entertainment. Anti Social is about a group of college students who are forced to remain indoors after learning about a dangerous virus outbreak. The feature is being produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in association with Black Fawn …

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Discovery & ole Continue Partnership

January 30, 2013

TORONTO: The music publisher ole has extended its Canadian sub-publishing deal with Discovery Communications. Through the new agreement, Discovery Studios Music Services will continue to work with ole in an effort to maximize the value of the company’s publishing catalogue. "ole has been an extremely collaborative and effective partner for …

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Canadian TV Production Reached All-Time High in 2012

February 4, 2013

OTTAWA: Canadian television productions reached an all-time high in 2011-12, rising 21.3 percent to nearly C$2.6 billion, according to a new report published by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA). English-language fiction led this rise in activity, with the volume increasing by 41.4 percent to just under C$1.1 billion. This …

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Sea to Sky Makes Key Hire

February 7, 2013

SANTA MONICA: Sea to Sky Entertainment, a joint venture between Lionsgate and Thunderbird Films, has tapped Brett Burlock, formerly the head of development for CTV, as its VP of creative affairs. Burlock is based in Toronto, joining Sea to Sky as it increases its efforts to become a full-service studio …

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NFB Appoints New Director General of English Program

February 7, 2013

MONTREAL: Ravida Din has been named director general of the English Program for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), effective February 11. Since 2007 Din has served as an executive producer at the NFB, where her credits include such titles as Pink Ribbons, Inc., The Boxing Girls of Kabul, …