From a media release: CITYTV’S CANADA’S GOT TALENT BECOMES MOST-WATCHED PREMIERE IN NETWORK HISTORY Average of 1.5 million viewers tuned in for series debut Citytv wins the night in Toronto; No. 1 new series of the mid-season in key market Canada’s Got Talent dominated Canada’s Twitter-verse as a top trending topic from 7pm-9pm ET on … Continue reading Canada’s Got Talent got good ratings
Mr. Young is a rarity in Canada: a multi-camera sitcom filmed before a live studio audience. “We’re emulating the American sitcom model which has been around for eons since the I Love Lucy days,” said producer Victoria Hirst in an interview last summer at the converted warehouse studio in Burnaby. Season two premieres March 12 … Continue reading Multicam format helps bring the funny to Mr. Young
Mr. D, CBC – “Guest Speaker” Gerry needs to find a guest speaker for Career Day. Dwyer supposedly has a good one, and Gerry wants to outdo him. Robert has a fraternity reunion this weekend, and he wants to avoid catching the sickness that’s going around at all costs. Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC … Continue reading New tonight: Mr. D, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Redemption Inc, Canada’s Got Talent
Frank Giustra invests in Thunderbird Films Frank Giustra will fund Thunderbird Films as a major shareholder, as Thunderbird Films expands and diversifies its television business. Giustra is best known for his mining and entertainment investments. In particular, Giustra founded Lions Gate Films in 1997, to capitalize on Vancouver’s then-burgeoning film and television industries. Thunderbird Films … Continue reading TV, Eh? Industry Update – Thunderbird Films, Recipe to Riches, CRTC, and Family Guy
From Debra Yeo of Toronto.com: Canada’s Got Talent … and variety, we’re promised One thing is obvious listening to the people who have put together Canada’s Got Talent: the Canada part of the title is just as important as the Talent. Read more. From Bill Harris of QMI Agency: ‘Talent’ to be distinctly Canadian Martin … Continue reading Canada’s Got Talent premieres tonight