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September 1, 2010
Irreverant and outrageous comedy comes to HBO Canada with the return of Bored to Death and Eastbound & Down
HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), welcomes back unlicensed private detective and noir-fiction obsessed writer Jonathan Ames, and endearingly arrogant former major-league pitcher Kenny Powers.
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August 30, 2010
Emmy® spotlight shines on The Movie Network, Movie Central and HBO Canada programming with 28 Awards
As home to premium programming in Canada, Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), and HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of The Movie Network and Movie Central, are pleased to announce their HBO and Showtime programming garnered a total of 28 Primetime Emmy® Awards and Creative Arts Primetime Emmy® Awards.
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August 24, 2010
Secrets are revealed in an all-new season of Star Wars™: The Clone Wars™ on TELETOON
TELETOON presents season three of the critically acclaimed CG-animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars beginning Friday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, day and date with the U.S. From creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation, the 22-episode new season debuts with a special one-hour premiere episode.
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August 19, 2010
Family Channel greenlights three new series
Dedicated to producing smart series that entertain, empower and resonate with their viewers, Astral’s Family Channel announces that it will greenlight three new live-action comedy series all set to premiere in spring 2011.
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August 19, 2010
HBO Canada presents Boardwalk Empire, the buzz-heavy prohibition-era drama from Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese
Toronto, Canada) – This fall, HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), takes subscribers inside the world of Boardwalk Empire and 1920s America, a time when Wall Street is about to boom, The Great War is finally over, Prohibition makes illegal rum-running big business, and “Nucky” Thompson rules Atlantic City.
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August 17, 2010
Jason Priestley stars as an unsavoury Car Salesman with a conscience in Call me Fitz, a new Canadian Original Comedy on HBO Canada
Some men are born sleazy, some achieve sleaziness, and then there’s Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick. Call Me Fitz, starring Jason Priestley as Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick,is a biting, dark comedy about a morally bankrupt yet charismatic used-car salesman who is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience.
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August 16, 2010
New Series Ben 10: ultimate alien transforms Sunday Mornings on TELETOON
Ben Tennyson and his alien alter egos are returning to TELETOON this fall to take on enemies both human and alien in the new series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.This new action adventure premieres on Sunday, September 12 at 10 a.m. ET/PT as part of TELETOON’s “Action Force” programming block.
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August 11, 2010
Thursdays are Extra Awesome on TELETOON this fall
TELETOON premieres a slate of all new series and new episodes of returning series as part of the “Extra Awesome Thursday”* programming block from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday evenings beginning Thursday, September 9, 2010.
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August 10, 2010
19 Astral-Supported Canadian Films Selected for the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival®
Astral Media Inc. (TSX : ACM.A/ACM.B) is pleased to announce that 19 films supported by its pay-television networks – The Movie Network and Super Écran, and production fund, Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg d’Astral – have been selected for the 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival®, running from September 9 to 19, 2010. Astral’s slate of supported films for 2010 includes the Opening Night Gala Presentation of Score : A Hockey Musical; gala presentations Barney’s Version, A Beginners Guide to Endings, The Bang Bang Club and Casino Jack; and the special presentation, Trigger.
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August 3, 2010
Den Brother headlines Family Channel's night of Premieres on Friday, August 13, from 4 p.m. ET/PT
Astral’s Family Channel presents a Night of Premieres on Friday, August 13. An evening of new episodes, special episodes and guest stars, the night culminates with the Canadian premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie Den Brother at 8 p.m. ET/PT, day and date with the U.S. premiere on Disney Channel.
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