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Archives for: May 20095
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Mazza joins Cookie Jar
Wednesday May 06th 2009Tom Mazza has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as exec VP and head of worldwide TV. Canadian-based Cookie Jar, which specializes in children’s animation and bought DIC Entertainment in June, is making a push to create live-action programming for a primetime home. As networks are looking for find new global production[…]
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Cannes locks jury plans
Tuesday May 05th 2009The Festival de Cannes on Monday rounded out Isabelle Huppert’s Competition jury, adding Hindi film star Sharmila Tagore, and unveiled the lineups for its Un Certain Regard and Camera d’Or juries. Tagore, the great-granddaughter of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, joins a jury that includes Robin Wright Penn, helmer James Gray and actress-director Asia Argento.
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Sitcoms coming slow in Canada
Tuesday May 05th 2009The runaway success of “Corner Gas” proved that Canada could produce a hit sitcom that would sell around the world. But it hasn’t exactly spawned a new wave of locally made comedies. The gentle, slow-moving prairie-set laffer just ended its six-year run on commercial network CTV, setting a new record[…]
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Shaw’s purchase of CTV stations for $1 each a strategic political move: observers
Monday May 04th 2009A decision by Shaw Communications Inc. to pluck three local TV stations out of the hands of CTV for $1 each has industry observers calling it a strategic political manoeuvre designed to embarrass Canada’s biggest broadcasters.
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Three Canadian TV stations sell for $1
Monday May 04th 2009TORONTO — There’s always the danger in an industry downturn that distressed media assets will start selling at fire sale prices. That moment has arrived in Canada. Cable operator Shaw Communications late Thursday offered to buy three local TV stations that gush losses from CTVglobemedia, for a buck apiece. The[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20095
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Mazza joins Cookie Jar
Wednesday May 06th 2009Tom Mazza has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as exec VP and head of worldwide TV. Canadian-based Cookie Jar, which specializes in children’s animation and bought DIC Entertainment in June, is making a push to create live-action programming for a primetime home. As networks are looking for find new global production[…]
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Cannes locks jury plans
Tuesday May 05th 2009The Festival de Cannes on Monday rounded out Isabelle Huppert’s Competition jury, adding Hindi film star Sharmila Tagore, and unveiled the lineups for its Un Certain Regard and Camera d’Or juries. Tagore, the great-granddaughter of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, joins a jury that includes Robin Wright Penn, helmer James Gray and actress-director Asia Argento.
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Sitcoms coming slow in Canada
Tuesday May 05th 2009The runaway success of “Corner Gas” proved that Canada could produce a hit sitcom that would sell around the world. But it hasn’t exactly spawned a new wave of locally made comedies. The gentle, slow-moving prairie-set laffer just ended its six-year run on commercial network CTV, setting a new record[…]
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Shaw’s purchase of CTV stations for $1 each a strategic political move: observers
Monday May 04th 2009A decision by Shaw Communications Inc. to pluck three local TV stations out of the hands of CTV for $1 each has industry observers calling it a strategic political manoeuvre designed to embarrass Canada’s biggest broadcasters.
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Three Canadian TV stations sell for $1
Monday May 04th 2009TORONTO — There’s always the danger in an industry downturn that distressed media assets will start selling at fire sale prices. That moment has arrived in Canada. Cable operator Shaw Communications late Thursday offered to buy three local TV stations that gush losses from CTVglobemedia, for a buck apiece. The[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20095
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Mazza joins Cookie Jar
Wednesday May 06th 2009Tom Mazza has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as exec VP and head of worldwide TV. Canadian-based Cookie Jar, which specializes in children’s animation and bought DIC Entertainment in June, is making a push to create live-action programming for a primetime home. As networks are looking for find new global production[…]
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Cannes locks jury plans
Tuesday May 05th 2009The Festival de Cannes on Monday rounded out Isabelle Huppert’s Competition jury, adding Hindi film star Sharmila Tagore, and unveiled the lineups for its Un Certain Regard and Camera d’Or juries. Tagore, the great-granddaughter of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, joins a jury that includes Robin Wright Penn, helmer James Gray and actress-director Asia Argento.
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Sitcoms coming slow in Canada
Tuesday May 05th 2009The runaway success of “Corner Gas” proved that Canada could produce a hit sitcom that would sell around the world. But it hasn’t exactly spawned a new wave of locally made comedies. The gentle, slow-moving prairie-set laffer just ended its six-year run on commercial network CTV, setting a new record[…]
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Shaw’s purchase of CTV stations for $1 each a strategic political move: observers
Monday May 04th 2009A decision by Shaw Communications Inc. to pluck three local TV stations out of the hands of CTV for $1 each has industry observers calling it a strategic political manoeuvre designed to embarrass Canada’s biggest broadcasters.
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Three Canadian TV stations sell for $1
Monday May 04th 2009TORONTO — There’s always the danger in an industry downturn that distressed media assets will start selling at fire sale prices. That moment has arrived in Canada. Cable operator Shaw Communications late Thursday offered to buy three local TV stations that gush losses from CTVglobemedia, for a buck apiece. The[…]
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