CHANNEL CANADAChannel CanadaFour More Go Home Leaving Sixteen: Latest Canadian Idol Results Revealed Last Night- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Eight down, six to go as viewers whittle the Top 24 to the elite group of Top 10 finalists. Four more competitors have been eliminated from Canadian Idol last night, leaving 16 to carry on and compete next week. The following competitors have received the fewest votes following performances on Monday and Tuesday and will not be moving forward in the competition:http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2293.html Competitors 'Dance-Off' in Dance Machine, Premiering June 27 on 'A'- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Ordinary people who are extraordinary dancers will mambo and jive for cash and a coveted title in the biggest dance party of the summer, Dance Machine, airing Fridays at 8 p.m. ETPT on A beginning June 27. Hosted by popular entertainment news correspondent Jason Kennedy, Dance Machine is full of outrageous pairings, including a 70-year-old grandmother who faces off against a 25-year-old gravedigger to the tune of Michael Jacksons Thriller.http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2283.html VisionTV Unveils 2008-2009 Programming Highlights- (Found July 5, 2008 ) VisionTV kicks off its 20th anniversary season in September with a pair of programming events that demonstrate the scope of the channels multi-faith mission: a week-long series of specials on Islam including the Canadian premiere of The Koran (see below) to mark the beginning of Ramadan, and another week of specials devoted to Judaism, timed to coincide with the start of the Jewish High Holidays. Other programming events in 2008-2009 will include a week of programming on the power and...http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2284.html Playhouse Disney Canada Commissions New Seasons and Seeks New Production Partners for Children's Programming- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Astral Medias Playhouse Disney today announced that it will commission new seasons of the popular Canadian animated childrens series Frannys Feet and The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, and is looking for production partners to create new, engaging and development-based programming for younger audiences. Commissioning new series and additional episodes of homegrown series further reinforces the networks support of the Canadian production industry and enhances its robust programming slate, which..http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2285.html Rising Star Tara Oram Featured in New Series, The Tara Diaries on CMT- (Found July 5, 2008 ) She was voted off Canadian Idol in a surprise upset last summer but Tara Oram is not giving up. Viewers at home can follow Taras journey to the top in the new CMT series The Tara Diaries, premiering Sunday, July 20 at 9 p.m. ET6 p.m. PT. With the help of family, friends and her community of fans on MyCMT, Tara is determined to make it, while balancing life, love and stardom.http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2286.html Remembering a Time When the Whole World Looked Up, Discovery Channel Presents the Canadian Broadcast Premiere of Ron Howards In The Shadow of the Moon- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Today there are seven billion humans on planet Earth and only 12 of them have ever walked on another world. Discovery Channel celebrates the courage, optimism and innovation of the Apollo space program with two new back-to-back specials. On Sun., June 29 at 9 p.m. ETPT, Discovery Channel presents the Canadian Broadcast Premiere of Ron Howards feature-length theatrical documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon. Screened at the 2007 Hot Docs festival in Toronto and a multiple award-winner,...http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2287.html Twenty Remain as First Canadian Idol Results of the Season Are Revealed- (Found July 5, 2008 ) The seasons first four competitors have been eliminated from Canadian Idol, leaving 20 to compete next week for a coveted spot in the Canadian Idol Top 10. The following competitors have received the fewest votes following performances on Monday and Tuesday and will not be moving forward in the competition:http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2288.html TSN Celebrates Canada Day NHL Style, with Free Agent Frenzy Show, Tuesday- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Let the free agent fireworks begin! TSN celebrates the start of the NHLs free agency period on Canada Day with its second annual NHL on TSN: Free Agent Frenzy show, airing Tuesday, July 1 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET, with a special one-hour edition of SportsCentre from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Free Agent Frenzy will also be available live on NHL Network.http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2289.html Online broadcasting: time to tame the Wild West- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Bill Roberts, President and CEO of S-VOX comments on the CRTC's planned hearing on public policy for new media broadcasting.http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2290.html CRTC imposes strict conditions on TQS transaction, to be revisited in 2011- (Found July 5, 2008 ) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved, subject to certain conditions, Remstar Diffusion inc.'s (Remstar) acquisition of the TQS Network and television stations in Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivires, Sherbrooke and Saguenay. The Commission has also renewed the licences of these stations until 2015, but will re-examine the programming commitments after three years.http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2291.html |