The start of a weekly quick-and-dirty video with no production values and an awkward performance by TV, eh?’s publisher, Diane Wild, talking about what’s new on the site and naming the Canadian TV Person of the Week:
King, Global – “Farah Elliot”
Jess King is aghast when she discovers her nemesis, Seymour Keegan, a vicious serial predator, is targeting a new victim. When another girl goes missing, Jess resorts to questionable tactics to find the missing girl and bring Seymour to justice.
The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Wreck of the Costa Concordia”
She was a floating ocean palace captained by a star of the fleet and outfitted with state-of-the-art safety equipment and advanced technology. Eyewitnesses and experts reveal the truth, the horror and the real life drama of the wrecking of the Costa Concordia.
Marketplace, CBC – “Lousy Labels: Health Hype”
In this year’s Top 10 Countdown of Lousy Labels, Erica Johnson finds the truth behind the latest “health-washing” buzzwords on food packaging, and asks the food companies to explain the spin. It will make you think twice before filling up your shopping cart.
From a media release:
marblemedia’s Hit Series Splatalot Greenlit for Season Two
marblemedia today announced that its hit tween series Splatalot has been greenlit for a second season (26 x 30′ episodes). The TV series has been renewed by YTV in Canada, CBBC in the UK, ABC3 in Australia and a version will be dubbed into French for TÉLÉTOON (French Canada). The series is set to start shooting this summer at marble’s studios north of Toronto.
Splatalot is a hilarious medieval-themed physical game show for tweens featuring a larger-than-life extreme obstacle course with more splats and spills than ever imaginable. For season two, the Splatalot design team is expanding the set and creating new obstacles that are sure to result in epic falls and a ton of laughs.
“We’re thrilled to be working on another season of Splatalot with our extremely supportive broadcast partners,” says Matt Hornburg, the show’s Co-Creator and Partner at marblemedia. “The series has enjoyed very strong ratings in all markets and has established itself as a top show for tweens and co-view audiences.”
marblemedia will be in attendance at Kidscreen from February 7-10, presenting Splatalot (52 x 30′) along with its partner company Distribution360, who is handling international TV, interactive and format sales.
From Jaob Goguen of Cadence:
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