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marblemedia Wins Lions Gate/Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award

A media release from Achilles Media:

Next generation content creation company marblemedia is to be the recipient of the Lions Gate/Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award at the 28th edition of the Banff World Television Festival, which takes place June 10-13, 2007, in the Banff Fairmont Springs, in Alberta, Canada. The award recognizes the entrepreneurial excellence and achievements of an independent producer within the Canadian television industry.

Known for their internationally successful cross-platform properties including “This is Daniel Cook,” “deafplanet.com,” and “Burnt Toast,” marblemedia was selected by a jury of three: a representative from Lions Gate/Maple Pictures; a representative from the Banff World Television Foundation, and a representative from the broadcasting/production community. The award will be presented to marblemedia’s co-founders and Partners Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg, during the annual Awards Luncheon at the Banff World Television Festival on Monday, June 11. The presentation will be made by Brad Pelman, Co-President, Maple Pictures Corp.

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Degrassi, Ratings

In the news: Degrassi ratings

Marise Strauss of Playback reports on ratings:

  • Degrassi holds its own
    “Degrassi: The Next Generation ended its sixth season on Monday, drawing a respectable 520,000 viewers to its finale at 9:30 p.m. ET on CTV despite airing opposite CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, with 1.9 million, and Global’s 24, which grabbed over 1.2 million. The teen drama managed a season-to-date average of 522,000.”
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Degrassi

In the news: Degrassi season finale reviews

Laura Betker of Sun Media is lukewarm on Degrassi’s sixth season finale:

  • Monumental season ends
    “Wrapping up plot lines so quickly creates a bit of disappointment for audiences. Typically, season finales end with exciting cliffhangers to entice fan interest. Degrassi’s finale really had no loose ends. There is no pending excitement for fans and the two-part finale became a disappointment. The episodes felt more like a series finale rather than just a season ending.”
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Industry News

Industry news: Canadian Television Fund, CRTC

Patricia Bailey of Playback explains a new report to change the Canadian Television Fund:

  • Senators call for fixes to CTF
    “The report addresses concerns put forward by both Videotron and Shaw during their pull out from CTF, including its corporate-governance structure, the private sector’s lack of say in its operations and the fund’s investment performance.”

Alex Epstein of Complications Ensue reacts to the news that new CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has talked of less regulation of the Canadian TV industry:

  • CRTC planning to throw Canadian TV industry out the window
    The problem, of course, is that “deregulation” probably doesn’t mean “stop protecting the Canadian broadcasters from US signal.” It means, “continue allowing Canadian broadcasters to block out US signals, but don’t expect them to produce any Canadian content.”
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