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Cirque du Soleil, Saban Brand team up for kids TV series
This latest collaboration follows an earlier partnership between Bell Media and Cirque du Soleil to launch the joint venture of Cirque du Soleil Media to make films, TV series and online content.
Koodo’s El Tabador to get sitcom treatment
The animated pitchman is part of a proposed half-hour family sitcom, pursuing his celebrity lifestyle in a mansion with an entourage.
Bravo’s 19-2 cuffs 870K viewers on CTV
Following a one-off promotional airing on CTV, the Montreal-made cop drama returns to Bravo this week after an impressive debut.
Strong debut for 19-2 cop drama reboot on Bravo
The specialty channel got its best bow from an original series since The Borgias.
Corus to bring Hispanic TV giant Univision to Canada
Corus will rebrand TLN en Espanol as part of a licensing agreement with Univision Communications to launch Univision Canada.
CTV sells out the Super Bowl
Labatt returns as the lead sponsor for the big game on Feb. 2, with Ford, McDonald’s and Nissan filling the spots for quarter sponsors.
Saving Hope returns strong for CTV
The first two episodes of the returning hospital drama averaged 1.7 million viewers, according to final ratings data.
Most TV viewers consider multitasking a distraction: study
Viewers fidgeting with their smartphones and social media while watching TV are not really paying attention, according to a report from TiVo.
Scott Moore to oversee Sportsnet, NHL in new Rogers Media post
Moore will oversee two major sport portfolios at Rogers Communications, as he looks to leverage the group’s cable, wireless and media assets to make money on a 12-year, $5.2 billion deal with the pro hockey league.
NHL’s human side on display in CBC doc series
NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other has star hockey players unbottling pent-up emotions to promote the game and the league.
Gold ratings for Klondike premiere
The specialty channel pulled in an average 645,000 viewers for the two-hour debut episode, which aired at 9 p.m. on Monday and midnight on Tuesday morning.
Nanci MacLean, Justin Stockman promoted at Bell Media
The new roles fill a vacuum left when longtime exec Rick Brace left the media group at the end of 2013. (Justin Stockman pictured.)
Shaw Communications increases earnings, despite lower cable subs
The western Canadian cable giant lost 29,619 cable subscribers and 9,323 satellite TV customers, while adding internet access customers.
Rogers Media to launch FXX Canada in April
The youth-skewing network will join FX Canada on Rogers’ specialty roster.
Teletoon gain sees Corus Entertainment triple earnings
Higher TV revenues were offset by lower radio revenues as the broadcaster released its first quarter earnings on Tuesday.
