http://www.channelcanada.com/ Channel Canada en-us http://www.channelcanada.com/images/logo.gif http://www.channelcanada.com/ webmaster@channelcanada.com http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2202.html In a continuing effort to provide Canadians with the most comprehensive coverage of world class soccer, TSN announced today an agreement with Rogers Sportsnet to jointly televise all 31 games live from EURO 2008, which takes place in Austria and Switzerland from June 7 to 29. All games, as well as pre- and post-game shows, will be available in High Definition. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2201.html CTV revealed a summer schedule today starring this summer's most buzzed-about new series, High School Musical: Summer Session. The competitive reality series joins a sizzling summer schedule jam-packed with 15 new or returning series, adding up to more than 175 hours of fresh, new content to be seen seven nights a week on CTV. The schedule officially kicks off on Thursday, May 22 with the return of summertime favourite So You Think You Can Dance. Anchoring it all is summer's most-watched series, Canadian Idol, which returns for its sixth unprecedented season on Tuesday, June 3. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2200.html The Rogers Media Television group, a division of Rogers Communications Inc., will be the Canadian broadcaster of Crusoe, a new, adventure television series. The series is being produced by Muse Entertainment, Power and Moonlighting Crusoe Productions (Pty) Ltd as an official Canada/ UK/ South Africa co-production. This series was also partially funded by Rogers’ Citytv. Incendo Media is the Canadian distributor of the series. Crusoe will air Friday nights at 8:00 pm on NBC and Citytv this fall. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2199.html In an unprecedented move, Canwest Broadcasting and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution confirmed today that, for the first time, the companies have completed an agreement in advance of the annual Los Angeles Screenings. Canwest has acquired several new and returning programs slated for broadcast on its Canadian over-the air networks Global Television and E! for the 2008/09 season. The deal also includes programming for Canwest's stable of twenty-one specialty cable channels. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2198.html Do height-challenged men come up short against their counterparts when it comes to love, work and life? In the new CTV Original Documentary S&M: Short and Male, short-statured filmmaker Howard Goldberg travels the world, exposing the trials and tribulations of life as a short man. As Goldberg discovers, many endure painful surgery, growth hormones, discrimination and problems attracting a partner as a result of their height. On the “heels” of its world premiere at the internationally-renowned documentary film festival Hot Docs, S&M: Short and Male will have its television premiere Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. on CTV. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2197.html The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) today announced that it has created a Production Incentive with the goal of balancing the distribution of financial support to productions across Canada. The pilot program is designed to encourage production where volumes have declined significantly. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2196.html Oasis International, one of North America’s largest independent distributors of television and filmed entertainment, had a successful run at MIPTV 2008 concluding deals with major broadcasters including Radio Television Espanola (TVE) in Spain, Channel 4 Finland and Fox Latin America. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2195.html Flashpoint first aired on CTv and was also picked up by CBS. this was the first time since Due South that a show produced in Canada (by Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment) and is now ready for International distribution. Alchemy and Tele Munchen will handle the international distribution of this program. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2194.html This month TELETOON entertains the whole family with TELETOON Presents, bringing animated movies to television screens each weekend including films starring the crime solving canine, Scooby-Doo as well as the quarrelsome Tom and Jerry. For teens and adults, The Detour on TELETOON brings choice movies to televisions in The F’n Good Movie with animated-related films throughout the weekend including the revered Akira and cult favourite, The Dark Crystal. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2193.html Citytv takes part in the premiere of the exciting global initiative, Pangea Day. Tune into the 4-hour, live-broadcast of short films and inspirational speakers from around the globe, Saturday, May 10, 2008 on Citytv. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2192.html Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD swing for the fences with an exciting weekend in sports starting on Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT when the Toronto Blue Jays open a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2191.html The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) today announced that an additional $12 million in funding has been made available for productions applying for funding during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. This additional investment in Canadian production is a result of final calculations of 2007-2008 project commitments at the close of the fiscal year on March 31, 2008.