Dog River aims for the big time

TORONTO – CTV has signed a deal with an American distribution company to find spots for its heralded Canadian sitcom, Corner Gas, in the United States. CTV has announced it signed Arthur Hasson's Multi-Platform Distribution Company (MPDC) to market the hit Canadian comedy series south of the border. Since it was launched in January, 2004, Corner Gas has outperformed all U.S. sitcoms in Canada and is the only Canadian scripted series on Canada's Top 20 list of programs, says CTV. MPDC will begin shopping Corner Gas immediately to broadcasters and potentially other platforms. Corner Gas is an ensemble comedy series...