Archive for the Internet extras Category
From Karen Mazurkewich of the Financial Post:
- Bridging the media gap
“The television industry may be in an upheaval these days, but a small group of producers has found a perch in the eye of the storm.” Read more.
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From Etan Vlessing of Media in Canada:
- Flashpoint gets its game on
“Many are seamless TV extensions, including Xenophile Media’s cross-platform Flashpoint Interactive game that enables players, as police recruits, to learn negotiating skills, rifle marksmanship and other techniques employed by the fictional Toronto SRU unit on the popular drama.” Read more.
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From the Canadian Press:
 Fictional blogs keep TV storylines alive on web for dedicated fans
“Nowadays it’s fictional blog entries from the show’s characters that are taking centre stage, extending storylines from the TV broadcast to the Internet, or the other way around. Canadian shows like CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation and CBC’s Being Erica are among series with characters living second lives online.” Read more.
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 As previously posted, TV, eh? (aka me, Diane) is now on Twitter, writing 140 character or fewer thoughts mostly about television in general. In part, I hope to show that Canadian TV is part of the pop culture landscape, not some separate island unto itself.
Residing in that landscape are of course others from the Canadian TV scene, tweeting about a wide range of topics. Apologies to those I’ve missed, and please comment, email or tweet omissions and I’ll add to future lists.
- CanMediaLayoffs: Possibly the most depressing Twitter feed, the name speaks for itself
- carolinegodin: on life and tv
- Flashpoint_TV: the co-creator of Flashpoint gives a peek behind the scenes
- heywriterboy: Denis McGrath, a writer whose credits include The Border.
- inkcanada: Ink Canada doyenne, writer Karen Walton
- jill380: Jill Golick on new media and TV writing, and much more.
- johncallaghan: Flashpoint story coordinator John Callaghan on tv, music, etc.
- justinsb Justin Beach, webmaster of Publicbroadcasting.ca
- mcphadenmike: Writer/actor Mike McPhaden
- Memles: Myles A. McNutt, TV blogger from Nova Scotia
- MisterJohnDoyle: Globe and Mail tv critic John Doyle, mostly linking to his columns
- mjreid: “On-the-cusp Canadian screenwriter and videogame addict”
- morjana: Posts regularly about Sanctuary and Stargate
- mutanto: writer Peter Mohan (Blood Ties, Mutant X) on writing, tv, movies, etc.
- RobboMills: “Writer, Producer, Director, Puppeteer, Curmudgeon”
- theborder: The Border’s official Twitter feed
- thetelevixen: TV blogger from Toronto
- theTVaddict: TV blogger from Toronto
- wilzmak: Wil Zmak, writer on Tom Stone, giving movie, music, tv, and book recommendations
Follow TV, eh? on Twitter and let me know of any other Twitterers I should know about.
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From a media release:
MuchMusic tranforms the corner of Queen & John in Toronto into the biggest party in the country with the 2008 MMVAs, this Sunday, June 15. The MMVAs engages and interacts with its audience. This year the Much team has come up with some innovative online opportunities, giving the fans access to the show, and additional exclusive content online wherever they are in the country. Included in this year’s online initiatives, Much gives viewers a chance to win $10,000 during the show with MMVA10k (www.muchmusic.com/mmva10k). Viewers answer real-time questions about what’s happening live on the show and collect points to win.
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The first TV, eh? live Internet radio show will air Sunday, April 20 at 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern and weekly thereafter. Listen live at Blogtalkradio or call in at 646-200-4063 to join the fun.
For the first show we’ve got some great guests lined up. Robson Arms returns to CTV’s regular schedule on April 28, and co-creators Susin Nielsen and Gary Harvey will talk about the show’s third season. Have a question for them? Call in live, or leave it in the comments and I might ask it for you.
My brother the technogeek, Steve Wild, will talk about what wacky television shows he watches and how he watches them: he’ll discuss TV on the web; how networks are missing the boat and how they’re succeeding. Let us know what you think.
And screenwriter/journalist Mark Leiren-Young was at the Senate committee hearings on Bill C-10 so he’ll be on the line to report on that controversy. Call in with your opinion: censorship or prudent oversight of taxpayer money?
Listen live Sundays at 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern, call in at 646-200-4063, or listen to the archived podcast afterwards.
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From CBC:
- CBC-TV first in North America to release prime-time show on BitTorrent
“CBC Television plans to release its Sunday episode of Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister on BitTorrent, a file-sharing service that would allow users to copy and share the show. The release, free and without ads or digital rights management (DRM) software, is believed to be the first release of a prime-time show in North America.” Read more.
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Steve Tilly of the Toronto Sun writes about the various web activities around jPod:
- CBC tangled in web
“Launching tomorrow will be the Neotronic Arts website (neotronicarts.com), based on the fictional, Electronic Arts-style video game developer featured in the book and series. Also going live tomorrow is the jPod Lounge (jpodlounge.com), a 3-D virtual space featuring goodies such as video introductions to the characters.” Read more.
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From Jesse Kohl in Media in Canada:
jPod Podsters (counter clock-wise) Steph Song as Bree, David Kopp as Ethan Jarleswski, Emilie Ullerup as Kaitlin, Ben Ayres as Cowboy, Torrance Coombs as John Doe.
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Tod Maffin of Inside the CBC chats up the new websites for CBC’s new winter shows (complete with URLs!):
- New sites for new shows
“It should have been no surprise, but the shows I mentioned in yesterday’s item on the 2008 winter preview also have websites – you just haven’t seen them yet. And some of them are rather spiffy!” Read more.
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From a media release:
Jam3Media Delivers the Border Site for CBC – Sets Standard for Immersive Reality Games
Selected from among an elite group of interactive designers, Toronto’s Jam3media is proud to announce the release of their online offering to complement The Border, a new tv crime drama by Canadian broadcaster CBC.
(The media release doesn’t give the URL – stay tuned)
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Kara Nicholson of Media in Canada:
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Ilona Beiks of Playback reports on JPod Internet extras:
- JPod extras in the works
“Douglas Coupland is playing games with producers Larry Sugar and J.B. Sugar. The author of Generation X, Souvenir of Canada and Everything’s Gone Green is exec producing the adaptation of his game-themed novel JPod with the father and son principals of No Equal Entertainment for CBC and, according to J.B. Sugar, a web component may also be in the works.”
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From Haddock Entertainment (see the original message):
Intelligence
We’re pleased to announce that CBC has picked up Season Two of Intelligence (for viewing this Fall).
We’ll be re-airing the first season starting Friday June 8th with the pilot movie going out on Thursday June 7th at 8pm. Season Two has switched to Mondays at 9pm. Watch for the new night and please tell your friends. Play video message.
Da Vinci’s Inquest
The new Da Vinci movie will be coming your way later in the year, and to mark the occasion we’ve launched a new website with lots of Dominic vids to check out. Visit Da Vinci website.
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Grant Robertson of the Globe and Mail talks about Canadian TV online:
- On the Web, TV’s been a bottom-line blip
” Like Global, most of CTV’s 14 online programs are Canadian shows such as Corner Gas and Canadian Idol. Geoblocking by the U.S. networks prevents Canadian viewers from watching U.S. programs offered online by CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC and others.”
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After dabbling in DRM and other restrictions, CBC finally launches a YouTube channel, and the videos are embeddable and everything!
via Inside the CBC
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Robson Arms: The Complete First Season – ON SALE NOW! Buy the DVD online at laffstock.com or pick up a copy at your local Walmart, Best Buy, Future Shop, HMV or Rogers Video.
Every Saturday night, settle in and watch a whole hour of Robson Arms!
Tune in to The Comedy Network at 8:30pm ET/PT then switch to CTV at 9pm and watch the latest episodes of Robson Arms back to back.
This week …
New episode “Texas Birthmark” airs Saturday, 21st on CTV at 9pm ET/PT (check local listings).
Lonely, depressed, and sleep deprived, Bobbi struggles to care for her newborn baby. The freezer is busted and her breastmilk is melting, Bobby is out of town again and the baby is looking awfully yellow. After a visit from an oddly empathetic refrigerator repairman, Bobbi, as if waking from a dream, makes a decision that may change the course of their lives.
“Mussolini and Me” airs Saturday, April 21st on The Comedy Network at 8:30pm ET/PT (check local listings).
ONLINE TREATS this week!
Check out all the new Goodies on the ROBSON ARMS WEBSITE at robsonarms.ctv.ca.
Bloopers… click here… and deleted scenes from “Lizard of Doubt” … click here are new this week.
A new Troubadours song is online now – “That Picture Again” is a musical sneak peek at this week’s new episode “Texas Birthmark”… watch here.
Robson Arms’ Gabrielle Miller, who plays “Bobbi” talks to Executive Producer Gary Harvey about the development of her character, and working with babies in the season 2 finale “Texas Birthmark”… click here .
Hey Neighbour! Click here to check out all the web-based episodes featuring advice from some of your favourite Robson Arms tenants.
ROBSON ARMS EPISODES NOW ON THE CTV BROADBAND NETWORK
You can catch up on any and all of the season 2 episodes you have missed. They are available now on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca and on thecomedynetwork.ca.
Watch all of ROBSON ARMS SEASON 1 available now on demand on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca.
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From Worldscreen.com:
- Canada Dominates International Interactive Emmys
Zimmer Twins and the ReGenesis Extended Reality Game tied in the Interactive Program category. BITE Television won the Interactive Channel category, while the Interactive TV Service category went to the U.K.’s BBCi.
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Robson Arms: The Complete First Season – ON SALE NOW! Buy the DVD online at laffstock.com or pick up a copy at your local Walmart, Best Buy, Future Shop, HMV or Rogers Video.
Every Saturday night, settle in and watch a whole hour of Robson Arms!
Tune in to The Comedy Network at 8:30pm ET/PT then switch to CTV at 9pm and watch the latest episodes of Robson Arms back to back.
This week …
New episode “Lizard of Doubt” airs Saturday, April 14th on CTV at 9pm ET/PT (check local listings).
When Andrew gets serious about having a baby, Chris gets nervous about their relationship changing. The scope of her fears broadens when Andrew reveals that Geoff tried to kiss him. A lizard of doubt begins to grow about the very nature of their marriage – until Chris comes up with a plan to test its longevity.
“Wayne’s World” airs Saturday, April 14th on The Comedy Network at 8:30pm ET/PT (check local listings).
ONLINE TREATS this week!
Check out all the new Goodies on the ROBSON ARMS WEBSITE at robsonarms.ctv.ca.
Bloopers from “All About Kitty” are new this week… click here to watch.
A new Troubadours song is online now – “Best Day” is a musical sneak peek at this week’s new episode “Lizard of Doubt”… watch here.
… click here… to listen to actors Laura Bertram and Gabriel Hogan, who play married couple Chris and Andrew in “Lizard of Doubt”, interviewed on set by creative producer, Susin Nielsen.
Hey Neighbour! Click here to check out all the web-based episodes featuring advice from some of your favourite Robson Arms tenants.
ROBSON ARMS EPISODES NOW ON THE CTV BROADBAND NETWORK
You can catch up on any and all of the season 2 episodes you have missed. They are available now on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca and on thecomedynetwork.ca.
Watch all of ROBSON ARMS SEASON 1 available now on demand on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca.
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