From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

• Don’t miss this Trial
  “A strong argument can be made that music video is the most pretentious, arrogant, ripe-for-mockery medium there is. With that in mind, how could MuchMusic’s Video on Trial be anything but successful?” Read more.

From Amy Verner of the Globe and Mail:

• ‘We’re more Canadian than Céline Dion’
  “When their show Home Heist launched last year, Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan proved that there was room on Canadian TV for another dynamic home-makeover duo. Their new book, Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Style Guide: How to Create the Perfect Home, is their first outside of Britain, where the married couple rose to fame through such shows as How Not to Decorate, Million Pound Property Experiment and Wedding Belles.” Read more.

From a media release:

Bo on the GO! Season II begins on Kids’ CBC

Bo on the GO!, the CG animation hit pre-school series begins all new episodes on Kids’ CBC, Monday, November 03, 2008 at 8 am. Bo on the GO! promotes an active lifestyle and an active mind for preschoolers while linking their activity to a plot-driven story. Season II brings many new and exciting adventures for Bo and Dezzy including finding the ‘Glimmer Critter’ and the ‘Stuffy Sniffler’.

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From a media release:

Canadians Are On Board Discovery Channel’s CANADA’S WORST DRIVER 4

Premiering on Monday, October 27 with a whopping half a million viewers, CANADA’S WORST DRIVER 4 was the top-watched program across all specialty television, Canadian and American, for P2+, A25-54 and A18-49, Discovery Channel announced today. With new episodes each Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT, CANADA’S WORST DRIVER 4 is on its way to beating last season’s benchmark for the series as the top-rated Canadian-produced program on specialty television for A25-54 and A18-49.

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From a media release:

THE FOUNDATION

• A Canwest Original Series currently shooting in Montreal until November 3rd
• Five half-hour episodes slated to premiere on Showcase in spring ‘09

Production is currently underway in Montreal on THE FOUNDATION – an irreverent comedy series about an uncharitable man at the helm of a charitable organization. Directed by Michael Dowse (FUBAR, It’s All Gone Pete Tong), the series will premiere exclusively on Showcase in spring, 2009.

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