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OTTAWA: Canada’s TV and film production industry grew 8.9 percent in 2010-11 to reach an all-time high of C$5.49 billion ($5.5 billion), according to new figures from Profile 2011: An Economic Report on the Screen-Based Production Industry in Canada. The report gave details on the three main screen-based production sectors …

TORONTO: Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are heading to Canadian television later this year, following a partnership between TELETOON Canada and Turner Broadcasting System. Canadian audiences will now be offered programs such as The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show during the Cartoon Network block, as well …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has hired Diane Boehme to serve as its senior development executive of scripted, features and factual, which is a newly created position. Boehme will be based in Breakthrough’s Toronto headquarters and will supervise development of prime-time drama and comedy, feature films and factual series. She joins Breakthrough …

TORONTO/MONTREAL: Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into a three-year distribution agreement with Remstar Films for the Canadian market. eOne will be the exclusive distributor of Remstar content, handling rights in all media in Canada. Remstar will handle all theatrical, VOD and French-language television rights in Quebec. “Remstar has built a …

TORONTO: Charlie Sheen’s new comedy Anger Management is heading to Canada, as Bell Media has acquired the exclusive Canadian multiplatform rights to the half-hour series for CTV from Debmar-Mercury. The former Two and a Half Men star returns to television in Anger Management, with production of the series to begin …

TORONTO: TELETOON Canada has unveiled its winter-spring 2012 lineup, which includes My Babysitter’s a Vampire, among others. Also on the TELETOON lineup is the animated/live-action series Mudpit, which features four teen musicians hoping to make it big in a cyber battle-of-the-bands. Additions to the lineup also include Detentionaire, about a …

LONDON: The launch of the Global iPlayer app in Canada marks the 16th territory that BBC Worldwide has taken the on-demand video service into as part of a one-year pilot phase. The monthly VOD subscription service for iPad users features a range of current and classic BBC programming. This includes iconic …

TORONTO: Bell Media is launching The Confession, a ten-part digital series created by and starring Kiefer Sutherland, across multiple platforms starting December 5.  The show will have its exclusive Canadian premiere on December 5 at theconfession.ctv.ca. The first three episodes will air back to back for the launch, followed by …

TORONTO: Ahead of the launch of the new Corus Entertainment service ABC Spark in Canada, a trio of networks—YTV, W Network and CMT—have slated nested blocks featuring the channel’s exclusive programming. Starting January 16, YTV, W Network and CMT will air blocks of exclusive programming to be featured on ABC …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment is entering the arena of feature-film distribution, having set up a dedicated acquisition and sales unit for movies that will be led by Marina Cordoni. Breakthrough’s film division will represent independent movies across TV, home entertainment and digital platforms as well as manage each title’s theatrical release. …