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Temple Street Media Ventures launches Boat Rocker Studios
MOBILESTREAMTVWEBWorking with YouTube, the original digital content studio will create a hub for online creators to produce next-gen content.
9 days ago
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Blue Ice Pictures Acquires Daniel Iron’s Foundry Films
FILMThe deal gets Steven Silver and Neil Tabatznik’s expanding film financing and production group deeper into international co-productions.
9 days ago
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CTV launches TV Everywhere platform, sked switches and Twitter pact
TVThe broadcaster unveils for 2013-2014 a refreshed primetime schedule with timeslot changes and a handful of new series.
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Shaw launches rebranded specialty channel, Twitter partnership
TVBarbara Williams on the broadcaster’s fall offerings, with Global adding 18 new shows, including more comedy, to its 2013-14 lineup.
June 5, 2013
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Rogers bets on Canuck series, comedy for fall
TVThe broadcaster’s 2013-2014 lineup, which also includes The Grammy Awards and new stateside comedies, reflects a strategy to grab a younger-skewing demo.
CMF disburses $1.9M to 10 diverse convergent projects
FUNDINGTVWEBThe TV productions feature digital components in languages including Mandarin, Spanish, Italian and Persian.
Big Brother Canada dominated Canadian social TV in Q1: report
STREAMTVWEBThe domestic version of the reality series (pictured) amassed more than 116 million impressions and 120,000 interactions, more than any other screen CanCon, according to the study by Seevibes and Evolumedia.
Goon receives Golden Box Office award
FILMeOne Films Canada’s Noah Segal and the film’s actor-co-writer Jay Baruchel on the hockey comedy’s $4.1 million domestic box office performance in 2012.
NFB animated shorts win big at Annecy
FILMOscar-winning filmmaker Chris Landreth’s Subconscious Password (pictured) won for best short film at the prestigious European festival.
Breakthrough secures East European broadcast sales
FILMTVBroadcasters Digitalb and Telma TV picked up a slew of reality and doc programming including Streets of the World and Return to Nepal (pictured).
Spain-Canada copro Wounds to shoot in Toronto
FILMThe thriller’s cast, which has yet to be revealed, is to be mostly Canadian.
Second season shoot for Cracked gets new showrunner
TVBruce Smith will stickhandle the sophomore season for the CBC drama, which also sees Brooke Nevin (pictured) replace Stefanie von Pfetten in the lead role opposite David Sutcliffe.
YouTube helps accelerate TV: upfront
STREAMTVWEBGoogle execs told attendees at YouTube’s first Canadian upfront that creators should use the video streaming platform as a participatory social network to engage fans with shareable content.
Producers, DGC ratify new labour deal
POLICYTVUNIONS & GUILDSThe latest 2013 to 2015 Standard Agreement includes a 2% wage increase in line with other recent industry union and guild deals.
Finissant(e)s, The Manor booked into Karlovy Vary
FILM(UPDATED) The films from Rafael Ouellet and Shawney Cohen, respectively, will screen in competition at the Czech Republic festival (The Manor pictured).
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ACTRA Awards 2013 - Hannah and Vivien Endicott-Douglas at 2013 ACTRA Awards in Toronto (photo: Lisa Blanchette)