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Archives for: July 20105
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Canadians warned on 2011 analog TV shut-off
Tuesday July 20th 2010Canada’s digital transition is set to do a number on nearly one million Canadians that still fidget rabbit ear antennas to grab TV airwaves. The CRTC, the country’s TV regulator, on Friday said an estimated 857,000 households in major markets with no cable or satellite TV service will lose their free ride after Canada converts from analog to digital TV on Aug. 31, 2011. To avoid seeing their TV sets go dark next year after the switchover, the CRTC warned homes with old school rabbit ears to purchase digital converter boxes at $75 each.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 07/16/10 to 07/18/10
Monday July 19th 2010FilmTotalInception, WB$62,785,337Despicable Me, Uni.$32,803,660The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, BV$17,619,622The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Sum.$13,420,480Toy Story 3, BV$11,998,276Grown Ups, Sony$9,911,016The Last Airbender, Par.$7,755,153Predators, Fox$7,016,502Knight & Day, Fox$3,608,021The Karate Kid, Sony$2,288,707
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U.K. TV production still falling
Thursday July 15th 2010Spending on first-run, U.K.-made TV shows continues to fall, according to a report by regulator Ofcom. Across the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five spending on new U.K. fare fell by 6% between 2008 and 2009. Since 2005 there has been an overall decline of 16%, said Ofcom in its annual public service broadcasting report.
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Corus returns to profit as ad, subscriber revenue picks up
Thursday July 15th 2010Corus Entertainment posted a third-quarter profit as advertising and subscriber revenue recovered from last year’s slump in both its radio and television businesses. The Toronto-based company, which owns channels such as Sundance and Nickelodeon, had a profit of $31.4 million compared with a loss of $145 million in the year-ago period, when Corus had a one-time charge related to a license fee.
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‘Hockey Musical’ to open Toronto Film Fest
Wednesday July 14th 2010“Score: A Hockey Musical” is to open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9. Fest organizers tapped Canadian director Michael McGowan’s music-driven homage to hockey, toplined by Olivia Newton-John and Nelly Furtado as a hockey zealot, to kick off their 35th edition with a glitzy world premiere at Roy Thomson Hall.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20105
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Canadians warned on 2011 analog TV shut-off
Tuesday July 20th 2010Canada’s digital transition is set to do a number on nearly one million Canadians that still fidget rabbit ear antennas to grab TV airwaves. The CRTC, the country’s TV regulator, on Friday said an estimated 857,000 households in major markets with no cable or satellite TV service will lose their free ride after Canada converts from analog to digital TV on Aug. 31, 2011. To avoid seeing their TV sets go dark next year after the switchover, the CRTC warned homes with old school rabbit ears to purchase digital converter boxes at $75 each.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 07/16/10 to 07/18/10
Monday July 19th 2010FilmTotalInception, WB$62,785,337Despicable Me, Uni.$32,803,660The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, BV$17,619,622The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Sum.$13,420,480Toy Story 3, BV$11,998,276Grown Ups, Sony$9,911,016The Last Airbender, Par.$7,755,153Predators, Fox$7,016,502Knight & Day, Fox$3,608,021The Karate Kid, Sony$2,288,707
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U.K. TV production still falling
Thursday July 15th 2010Spending on first-run, U.K.-made TV shows continues to fall, according to a report by regulator Ofcom. Across the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five spending on new U.K. fare fell by 6% between 2008 and 2009. Since 2005 there has been an overall decline of 16%, said Ofcom in its annual public service broadcasting report.
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Corus returns to profit as ad, subscriber revenue picks up
Thursday July 15th 2010Corus Entertainment posted a third-quarter profit as advertising and subscriber revenue recovered from last year’s slump in both its radio and television businesses. The Toronto-based company, which owns channels such as Sundance and Nickelodeon, had a profit of $31.4 million compared with a loss of $145 million in the year-ago period, when Corus had a one-time charge related to a license fee.
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‘Hockey Musical’ to open Toronto Film Fest
Wednesday July 14th 2010“Score: A Hockey Musical” is to open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9. Fest organizers tapped Canadian director Michael McGowan’s music-driven homage to hockey, toplined by Olivia Newton-John and Nelly Furtado as a hockey zealot, to kick off their 35th edition with a glitzy world premiere at Roy Thomson Hall.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20105
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Canadians warned on 2011 analog TV shut-off
Tuesday July 20th 2010Canada’s digital transition is set to do a number on nearly one million Canadians that still fidget rabbit ear antennas to grab TV airwaves. The CRTC, the country’s TV regulator, on Friday said an estimated 857,000 households in major markets with no cable or satellite TV service will lose their free ride after Canada converts from analog to digital TV on Aug. 31, 2011. To avoid seeing their TV sets go dark next year after the switchover, the CRTC warned homes with old school rabbit ears to purchase digital converter boxes at $75 each.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 07/16/10 to 07/18/10
Monday July 19th 2010FilmTotalInception, WB$62,785,337Despicable Me, Uni.$32,803,660The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, BV$17,619,622The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Sum.$13,420,480Toy Story 3, BV$11,998,276Grown Ups, Sony$9,911,016The Last Airbender, Par.$7,755,153Predators, Fox$7,016,502Knight & Day, Fox$3,608,021The Karate Kid, Sony$2,288,707
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U.K. TV production still falling
Thursday July 15th 2010Spending on first-run, U.K.-made TV shows continues to fall, according to a report by regulator Ofcom. Across the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five spending on new U.K. fare fell by 6% between 2008 and 2009. Since 2005 there has been an overall decline of 16%, said Ofcom in its annual public service broadcasting report.
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Corus returns to profit as ad, subscriber revenue picks up
Thursday July 15th 2010Corus Entertainment posted a third-quarter profit as advertising and subscriber revenue recovered from last year’s slump in both its radio and television businesses. The Toronto-based company, which owns channels such as Sundance and Nickelodeon, had a profit of $31.4 million compared with a loss of $145 million in the year-ago period, when Corus had a one-time charge related to a license fee.
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‘Hockey Musical’ to open Toronto Film Fest
Wednesday July 14th 2010“Score: A Hockey Musical” is to open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9. Fest organizers tapped Canadian director Michael McGowan’s music-driven homage to hockey, toplined by Olivia Newton-John and Nelly Furtado as a hockey zealot, to kick off their 35th edition with a glitzy world premiere at Roy Thomson Hall.
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