BBC to Sell TV Shows via BitTorrent
The popular BitTorrent client, Azureus has just struck a deal with the BBC to offer TV shows on its recently launched content store/website, Zudeo. ZudeoZudeo is Azureus’ new video sharing website and content store. It implements many ‘Web 2.0′ features like the ability to rate content, leave comments, share torrents and links to submit content to popular social bookmarking sites like digg.
Torstar cutting jobs in newspaper division
Torstar Corp. said Wednesday it is cutting 85 jobs at its newspaper division as the company tries to grapple with a tough market. Prior to the opening of stock market trading, the company said the reduction will come through voluntary and involuntary cuts. The company’s newspaper holdings include the flagship daily Toronto Star, the Record covering Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge, the Hamilton Spectator, plus dozens of other smaller and community papers.
Alliance Atlantis signals it is for sale
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., whose holdings include half of the CSI franchise, said Wednesday it’s for sale. The Toronto-based entertainment firm and its controlling shareholder, Southhill Strategy Inc., said they recently sought expressions of interest from selected potential buyers. But Southhill may decide not to sell its interest, which would make a full takeover unlikely.
CBC TV shows top two of Canadian television: CP
CP entertainment reporter Lee-Anne Goodman has ranked The Rick Mercer Report and Intelligence as among the best in Canadian television. “Week after week, Mercer continues to delight with his alternately giddy and cutting political humour. His legendary rants are usually scathingly bang on,” she writes.
Negotiations between ACTRA and producers have broken down after producers tabled an outrageous pay offer and demanded free internet rights. No new negotiations are scheduled. ACTRA is in a strike position in most of Canada starting in January 2007.
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