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Coming soon: McTV

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

By Greg Braxton and Joe Flint for The Los Angeles Times McDonald’s customers will soon be able to have local school sports, movie previews and heartwarming human interest stories to go with their fries — McTV is here and in high definition. In one of the most unusual twists in niche programming, the global fast-food chain [...]

FanTrust Client SuperBodies Wins Transmedia Awards

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

By Emily Wexler for Strategy Online. CTV’s spectacular SuperBodies Inspired by the forensic animation on the show CSI, SuperBodies was first introduced during the 2010 Olympic Games as a series of two-minute vignettes exploring the anatomy of elite athletes. In February 2011, Discovery Canada aired a new incarnation – a 60-minute documentary that further explored [...]

CRTC Rules Not To Regulate Netflix

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

From CBC News Canada’s telecommunications regulator has rebuffed calls from broadcasters to regulate online video services such as Netflix. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications released a report Wednesday detailing the results of fact-finding launched in May about mobile and internet media services, also known as “over-the-top” (OTT) services. “Stakeholders calling for the imposition of regulatory [...]

Todd & The Book of Pure Evil Season 2 Premieres Oct. 30 on SPACE

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Toronto, ON – This fall, SPACE are runnin’ with the devil when Season 2 of the original scripted series Todd & The Book of Pure Evil unleashes its awesome power on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m. ET. Hot off a Gemini Award win for Best Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series, the horror comedy [...]

Nominees for the 39th International Emmy’s Announced at MIPCOM

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Cannes/MIPCOM, October 3, 2011 - Nominations for the 39th International Emmy® Awards were announced today by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 40 nominees in 10 categories. Nominations span a record 20 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, [...]