Ilona Beiks
New direction at Knowledge
TelevisionFlush with provincial money and new status as a Crown corporation, the BC educaster now led by Rudy Buttignol drops in-house production and spends on digital technology.
CBC axes jPod, MVP, Intelligence
TelevisionThe series failed to draw ‘mass audience’ despite a record-breaking season, says CBC. jPod producer blames lack of promotion by network.
jPod makes play for online eyeballs
TelevisionBased on Douglas Coupland’s novel, the new CBC series arrives with support from a broader ‘universe’ of links to auctions, games and a fictitious Vancouver company looking for a bigger bang for its promo buck.
Intelligence faces uncertain future
TelevisionMedia buyers remain upbeat about Chris Haddock’s beleaguered series, which closed its second season in the mid-200s – though word from the Intelligence set says there won’t be a third.
In production: Search & Rescue
TelevisionThe real Coast Guard is helping create the fictionalized action-drama about its adventures.
Ceeb to bow series about vid game industry
TelevisionGritty JPod, slated for January, delves into the subculture of Vancouver’s video game industry.
About a Girl to debut on Global
TelevisionThe college comedy is aiming to tap into the tween, twenty- and thirtysomething demographic.
