February 28, 2012
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TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s new service ABC Spark is set to launch March 26 with the day-and-date season premiere of the hit ABC Family original series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Viewers across Canada can sample the new network during a free preview beginning March 26 through to June ...
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February 22, 2012
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TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) Television has named Margaret O’Brien, currently the COO, to the newly created role of president of eOne Television in Canada. O’Brien will be responsible for all tasks within the TV group in Canada. She will work to build and broaden relationships with Canadian producers and ...
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February 17, 2012
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TORONTO: The new competition series Fashion Star, executive produced and hosted by supermodel Elle Macpherson, has been picked up by Bell Media to air on CTV Two and MuchMusic in Canada. The show features celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos. Fashion Star gives 14 aspiring designers a ...
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February 13, 2012
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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 ...
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February 7, 2012
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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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February 3, 2012
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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 ...
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February 2, 2012
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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 ...
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February 2, 2012
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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 ...
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January 26, 2012
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TORONTO: Los Angeles-based Osiris Entertainment has tapped Multiple Media Entertainment to exclusively distribute its catalogue in Canada. The deal includes titles such as Listen to Your Heart, starring Cybill Shepherd; Weakness, starring Josh Charles (The Good Wife) and Bobby Cannavale (Nurse Jackie); and Eva, starring Patrick Bergin (Sleeping with the ...
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January 24, 2012
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MONTREAL: Ian Whitehead, whose past projects include 18 to Life, The Kate Logan Affair and Assassin’s Creed Lineage, has been named the head of production at Incendo. “We are thrilled that Ian has chosen to be part of our team,” said Jean Bureau, a co-president of Incendo. “With over ten ...
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