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CBC, Mirvish to make Music
A reality show slated to air next spring will determine who stars in a new stage production of The Sound of Music.

Martha, Designer Guys headline CBC daytime
The syndicated Stewart show takes over for Gill Deacon, and a still-unnamed series with Sabados and Hyndman is due in January.

Small audiences for Comedy Legend
But the laffer is already set for a comeback next year.

Slice growing, says Alliance
This summer has been good to Slice, which Alliance Atlantis says is showing significant growth in key demos since it launched nearly six months ago.

Global sticking with Painkiller Jane
But SciFi has cancelled the series in the US, and CH/E! is leaving unaired eps on the shelf.

CBC puts all hockey online
All 85 NHL games due this season on the Ceeb will be streamed for free. TSN, meanwhile, has upped its coverage of Canadian games and of Penguins star Sidney Crosby.

CBC bets on St. Urbain’s Horseman
CBC programming boss Kirstine Layfield reveals some of her fall strategy.

CRTC: new media, digital growing
TV viewership was down last year, while Internet-on-cellphone and other new media continued to rise.

CRTC weighs new CAB code
The federal regulator is looking for feedback on CAB’s new Equitable Portrayal Code.

The Score keeping options open
Looking for a suitor, Score Media might find a match in the world of broadband – but it hasn’t closed the door on Alliance Atlantis.

Sports cablers strike three-way deal for Super Series
Hockey fans will be able to catch the Canada/Russia Super Series on TSN, its sister channel RDS and competitor Rogers Sportsnet.

CRTC: cable, satellites growing; ad rules under review
The federal regulator says it will rethink some of its rules in early 2008, including whether to do away with ad time limits and genre protection.

CTV plays catch-up with Instant Star
You almost need a playbook to follow the teen drama’s slot-jumping.

CHUM brings back little from L.A. screenings
‘There seems to be a trend with a lot of the new shows to have geeks or nerds become heroes, which fits into our Citytv brand.’ – CHUM VP of programming Ellen Baine.

TSN inks French Open deal
First a major football deal and now tennis – the sports net is on a roll.