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Archives for: February 20095
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Al Jazeera venturing into Canada
Wednesday February 18th 2009TORONTO — Al Jazeera’s English-language 24-hour news channel said Tuesday that it will apply for regulatory permission to launch on the Canadian airwaves. The application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission comes four years after the TV watchdog ordered domestic cable and satellite TV carriers to edit the Arabic-language[…]
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‘Flashpoint’ opens TV drama floodgates
Wednesday February 18th 2009Before CBS’ “Flashpoint,” the Friday night cop drama produced and set in Toronto, Canadian one-hour series wouldn’t be recognized in a police lineup alongside “House” or “Lost.” But the U.S. primetime success of “Flashpoint,” a co-venture between CBS and Canada’s CTV network, has led Canadian producers to Los Angeles to press still more homegrown dramas on suddenly receptive U.S. broadcasters.
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SAG, AMPTP to try talks
Tuesday February 17th 2009Fresh from a jaw-dropping series of internal fights, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild will sit down today with the congloms to put the final touches on a tentative deal on its long-stalled feature-primetime contract. In a sign of how contentious SAG’s unresolved contract has become, dueling demonstrations have been set to take place today outside the talks at the Sherman Oaks, Calif., headquarters of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Canada regulator seeks rule change
Tuesday February 17th 2009MONTREAL — Canada’s broadcast regulator may impose a limit on the amount of money the country’s networks can spend on Hollywood fare. In a surprise announcement, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said it is looking into the notion of forcing broadcasters to spend the same amount on Canadian[…]
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Has cable found its next Chappelle?
Friday February 13th 2009Comedy Central’s “Important Things With Demetri Martin” was the network’s most-watched series premiere since “Chappelle’s Show” in 2003. The comedian’s debut drew 2.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. The adult demo number was the highest since 2003’s “Reno 911!” and “Things” was the fourth-highest-rated program of the night across all of cable. In fact, Martin’s premiere drew bigger numbers than its lead-out, “The Daily Show” (2.3 million, 1.2), where Martin used to appear as a “youth correspondent.”
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Archives for: February 20095
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Al Jazeera venturing into Canada
Wednesday February 18th 2009TORONTO — Al Jazeera’s English-language 24-hour news channel said Tuesday that it will apply for regulatory permission to launch on the Canadian airwaves. The application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission comes four years after the TV watchdog ordered domestic cable and satellite TV carriers to edit the Arabic-language[…]
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‘Flashpoint’ opens TV drama floodgates
Wednesday February 18th 2009Before CBS’ “Flashpoint,” the Friday night cop drama produced and set in Toronto, Canadian one-hour series wouldn’t be recognized in a police lineup alongside “House” or “Lost.” But the U.S. primetime success of “Flashpoint,” a co-venture between CBS and Canada’s CTV network, has led Canadian producers to Los Angeles to press still more homegrown dramas on suddenly receptive U.S. broadcasters.
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SAG, AMPTP to try talks
Tuesday February 17th 2009Fresh from a jaw-dropping series of internal fights, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild will sit down today with the congloms to put the final touches on a tentative deal on its long-stalled feature-primetime contract. In a sign of how contentious SAG’s unresolved contract has become, dueling demonstrations have been set to take place today outside the talks at the Sherman Oaks, Calif., headquarters of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Canada regulator seeks rule change
Tuesday February 17th 2009MONTREAL — Canada’s broadcast regulator may impose a limit on the amount of money the country’s networks can spend on Hollywood fare. In a surprise announcement, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said it is looking into the notion of forcing broadcasters to spend the same amount on Canadian[…]
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Has cable found its next Chappelle?
Friday February 13th 2009Comedy Central’s “Important Things With Demetri Martin” was the network’s most-watched series premiere since “Chappelle’s Show” in 2003. The comedian’s debut drew 2.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. The adult demo number was the highest since 2003’s “Reno 911!” and “Things” was the fourth-highest-rated program of the night across all of cable. In fact, Martin’s premiere drew bigger numbers than its lead-out, “The Daily Show” (2.3 million, 1.2), where Martin used to appear as a “youth correspondent.”
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20095
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Al Jazeera venturing into Canada
Wednesday February 18th 2009TORONTO — Al Jazeera’s English-language 24-hour news channel said Tuesday that it will apply for regulatory permission to launch on the Canadian airwaves. The application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission comes four years after the TV watchdog ordered domestic cable and satellite TV carriers to edit the Arabic-language[…]
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‘Flashpoint’ opens TV drama floodgates
Wednesday February 18th 2009Before CBS’ “Flashpoint,” the Friday night cop drama produced and set in Toronto, Canadian one-hour series wouldn’t be recognized in a police lineup alongside “House” or “Lost.” But the U.S. primetime success of “Flashpoint,” a co-venture between CBS and Canada’s CTV network, has led Canadian producers to Los Angeles to press still more homegrown dramas on suddenly receptive U.S. broadcasters.
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SAG, AMPTP to try talks
Tuesday February 17th 2009Fresh from a jaw-dropping series of internal fights, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild will sit down today with the congloms to put the final touches on a tentative deal on its long-stalled feature-primetime contract. In a sign of how contentious SAG’s unresolved contract has become, dueling demonstrations have been set to take place today outside the talks at the Sherman Oaks, Calif., headquarters of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Canada regulator seeks rule change
Tuesday February 17th 2009MONTREAL — Canada’s broadcast regulator may impose a limit on the amount of money the country’s networks can spend on Hollywood fare. In a surprise announcement, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said it is looking into the notion of forcing broadcasters to spend the same amount on Canadian[…]
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Has cable found its next Chappelle?
Friday February 13th 2009Comedy Central’s “Important Things With Demetri Martin” was the network’s most-watched series premiere since “Chappelle’s Show” in 2003. The comedian’s debut drew 2.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. The adult demo number was the highest since 2003’s “Reno 911!” and “Things” was the fourth-highest-rated program of the night across all of cable. In fact, Martin’s premiere drew bigger numbers than its lead-out, “The Daily Show” (2.3 million, 1.2), where Martin used to appear as a “youth correspondent.”
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