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Rookie Blue starts third season with William Shatner
The veteran Canadian actor will guest star in the opening episode as a drunk driver with a haunting secret.
Rogers Media bows out of Canadian Olympic consortium
The media group won’t join up with CTV to bid for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Ex-CTV anchor Tom Clark resurfaces at Global
Clark is to join the Global News team as the host of The West Block, a new Ottawa political talker.
Tom Green to host pre-Geminis livestream
The Canadian comic will host a one-hour live webcast before the awards gala airs on the CBC.
Jordan Schwartz joins Rogers Media Television
The former CTV entertainment group topper will lend his creative touch to Citytv and OMNI shows.
Hollywood Suite to battle Netflix Canada threat
Advertising opps are available for four new movie channels, which are to debut this fall as a single specialty destination.
Glam Media Canada goes mobile
The company expands its female target, giving advertisers the opportunity to create integrated campaigns.
CBC given one-year extension on digital TV changeover
The CRTC ruled the public broadcaster can keep some analog transmitters operating for another year.
Quebecor Q2 earnings down on wireless phone build-out
But the Quebec media giant beats profit forecasts as it posts record revenues from growth across all its major business units.
NOS gives consumers the power
The Coca-Cola energy drink targets young adult males with a choose your own adventure-style movie.
Cineplex revenues up for Q2
Media is up 16% for the quarter, thanks to a rise in Cineplex Digital Media.
Bell Media sets date for CTV Two launch
The former A channels become CTV Two for fall 2011, with the launch-anchoring reality show The X Factor on Sept. 22.
Jersey Shore breaks audience records on MTV Canada
The fourth season opener of the MTV reality series was the biggest ever for the Canadian specialty channel.
CBC taps Trevor Walton for scripted series post
The former Lifetime and CBS network exec is the CBC’s new executive director of commissioned and scripted programming.
TVA Group suspends dividend to pay for new channels
The Quebec broadcaster posted higher second-quarter revenues and earnings on an improved TV ad climate.
