From Rita
of the Toronto Star:Everything about Heartland, eh?
Updated: Canadian TV on iTunes
In the news: Product placement on Canadian series
From Simon Houpt of the Globe and Mail:
- Why product placements on TV are stuck in bit roles
“In its six years on air, Corner Gas may have been the most successful scripted show to adopt so-called product integration, in which commercial messages are woven into the plot or dialogue. But it was an exception on the Canadian television landscape, for even as the practice explodes in the United States, advertisers here remain wary.” Read more.
Canadian TV on iTunes
Directors Guild nominees announced
From a media release:
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announces the 2009 DGC Awards nominations. Comedian Shaun Majumder will host the annual gala on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. See nominees here.