From Bruce Kirkland of Postmedia Network:
Link: Eugene Levy can’t get over ‘Schitt’s Creek’ success
Canadian comic actor Eugene Levy is up Schitt’s Creek, with plenty of paddles at his disposal, so he could not be happier about the fate of his latest television series.
“It’s all kind of surreal,†Levy says over wine at the rooftop restaurant in the Montage Beverly Hills. “Everything about this is surreal.†Continue reading.
From Melissa Hank of O.Canada.com:
Link: Jason Priestley has daddy issues on Raising Expectations
The young actors on Jason Priestley’s new TV show Raising Expectations have no idea who he is.
Well, sure, they know him in the way you’d know your dentist — he’s a guy who gets the job done yet probably hasn’t seen Kylie Jenner’s latest Instagram post that, OMG you guys, is like totes adorbs.
But if you mention the fact that the 46-year-old actor was once Teen Beat cover bait for his role on Beverly Hills, 90210? Someone emulated in hair, clothing and eyebrow lift? Crickets. Continue reading.Â
From a media release:
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released statistical and financial information on Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view, video-on-demand television services for the broadcast year ending August 31, 2015.
In 2015, the pace of growth for these services slowed as their total revenues increased by 0.5%, or $19 million, to $4.3 billion. Revenue growth was hampered by a $19 million decline in advertising revenue, which was offset by a $30.6 million increase in subscription revenues. Expenditures continued to increase, rising from $3.1 billion in 2014 to $3.3 billion in 2015. As a result, profits before interest and taxes (PBIT) dropped from $1 billion to approximately $884.9 million. Nevertheless, the PBIT margin remained healthy at 20.8%.
Specialty services invested $1.5 billion in the creation of new television programs produced by Canadians, reflecting an increase of 7.8% compared to the $1.4 billion invested in the previous year. Of the $1.5 billion invested in Canadian-made programming, $409.9 million went to independent Canadian producers, up 9.1% (or $34.1 million) from 2014.
Each year, the CRTC compiles financial data on the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications sectors to produce a series of reports. To increase Canadians’ access to relevant information related to the Canadian broadcasting system, this year’s publication on specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand television services includes the amount they spent on animation and children’s programming.
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The Raza crew is ready to take flight, and we’re sharing some gorgeous gallery pics of the cast ahead of Dark Matter‘s Season 2 debut Friday, July 1, at 10 p.m. ET on Space.
Here’s what the network says will happen in the premiere episode:
“In ‘Welcome To Your New Home,’ the crew of the Raza have been betrayed by one of their own, with a motivation that questions everyone’s loyalties. The rest of the crew find themselves incarcerated in the notorious Hyperion-8 Detention Facility where they must deal with dangerous fellow inmates a corrupt Warden, and corporate agenda that threatens their lives.”
As previously announced, joining the series this season is Melanie Liburd as Nyx, an ex-con with killer instincts; Shaun Sipos as a world-class surgeon with a dark past; and Franka Potente, who guest-stars as Commander Shaddock, a cool, calculated force of nature who’s hell-bent on making things difficult for the Raza crew.
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Dark Matter returns Friday, July 1, at 10 p.m. ET on Space.
From a media release:
VICE Media, the global youth media company and Groupe V Media announce their partnership today. The multifaceted partnership includes the launch of VICELAND, VICE’s new, critically acclaimed 24 hour television channel, in French Canada as well as the creation of a television studio, the development of French Canadian versions of VICE’s digital channels and the creation of an entity specializing in content marketing as well as the development of international distribution agreements.
VICE is the world’s preeminent youth media company and content creation studio covering news, culture, music, sports, fashion, technology and more across digital, linear, mobile, film and socials.
Founded as a magazine in 1994 in Montreal, VICE now operates in over 30 countries worldwide. VICE includes an international network of digital channels; a television and feature film production studio; a magazine; a record label; an in-house creative services agency; a book-publishing division; and a newly launched U.S and Canadian TV network, VICELAND.
VICE has developed an outstanding global reputation for producing the gold standard of video content for youth audiences, forging innovative distribution partnerships with A+E Networks, HBO, Rogers Communications, YouTube, Snapchat, Live Nation, 20th Century Fox, Verizon, Spotify and more – making its programming accessible to young people everywhere.
About Groupe V Média
Groupe V Média is a Quebec company active in the entertainment business. Groupe V Média owns V, a French language television network, as well as specialty networks MusiquePlus and MusiMax and digital platforms including 25Stanley blog.
