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Discovery Canada Orders First Original Scripted Series

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From Broadcaster Magazine: Discovery Canada announced today from MIPTV  that it has ordered its first original scripted series, Frontier, from leading Canadian independent producer Take the Shot Productions (Republic of Doyle). Created by Rob Blackie and Peter Blackie, Frontier is an action-packed adventure drama following the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power … Continue reading Discovery Canada Orders First Original Scripted Series →

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My wish list: Fall On Your Knees and other CanLit in development

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Remember way back when we did a poll about the Canadian literature adaptations you’d most like to see on CBC? Coppermine by Keith Ross Leckie got the most votes, with a host of other novels making the list. Some of those books were or are already in development, so now here’s my top 5 list of  those already … Continue reading My wish list: Fall On Your Knees and other CanLit in development →

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Preview: Sutherland’s magical Pirate’s Passage sails onto the small screen

There’s no better way to learn about history than to be immersed in it. Literally. That’s what young Jim learns when Captain Charles Johnson sails into his life in Pirate’s Passage. Based on the Governor General’s Literary Award-winning novel of the same name by William Gilkerson of Mahone Bay, N.S., CBC’s Sunday night animated TV-movie was … Continue reading Preview: Sutherland’s magical Pirate’s Passage sails onto the small screen →

Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tonight: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Just for Laughs

Rick Mercer Report, CBC Rick visits the set of Republic of Doyle and takes a cameo role as the Mayor of St John’s and also visits a Special Olympics training camp to try bowling and swimming with the athletes. 22 Minutes, CBC A new song parody fusing Meghan Trainor’s mega hit “All About The Bass” … Continue reading Tonight: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Just for Laughs →

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TV, eh? podcast episode 169 – Shomi the Killer Whale

This week Anthony, Diane and Greg discuss just what will be available when Shomi launches Nov. 4 for Shaw and Rogers customers, the implications of Vice building its own studio in Toronto and launching a channel with an aim to target millennials. Also on tap: is television on the cusp of its first-ever indie scene, the … Continue reading TV, eh? podcast episode 169 – Shomi the Killer Whale →