Nobody ever said financing feature-length documentaries was easy, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, says Beadie Finzi, festival director of BritDoc. Jenn Kuzmyk reports.

Canada's film and TV production trade body is starting its historic terms of trade negotiations, and has signed up one of the principal architects of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement to help it secure a better deal.

Canadian diginet Razer will re-launch as MTV2 next month, featuring a line-up including a new original music video show and a schedule that promises to deliver wild stunts, extreme sports, comedy and animation.

Canadian cop drama Flashpoint won the night and its timeslot in both Canada and the US last Friday, a feat that could well pave the way for more cross-border drama collaborations.

Toronto producer Temple Street Productions is ramping up its scripted content drive by hiring an industry veteran to steer the effort, after winning investment from BBC Worldwide last month.

Canadian broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV and media business developer Cameron Thomson Group are partnering to secure distribution for High Fidelity's Oasis HD channel in Europe.

Canadian animation network Teletoon is launching 11 new series this fall, with five shows premiering during daytime and six slated for its adult-skewing Detour branded block.

Canuck indie Breakthrough Films and TV has started production on a new war series, commissioned by Canada's History Television, that recounts famous battles between armoured vehicles.

C21's Factual Week continues its focus on the European documentary/factual TV business as Jenn Kuzmyk checks in with France 3, TVF, Beyond and Story House to size up emerging trends and programming strategies.

Canada's Corus Entertainment has posted positive third-quarter results, bucking analysts' predictions of harder times due to a softening economy and migration of ads from TV to online.