L.A. screenings a multi-million-dollar gamble, says ACTRA

TORONTO – With Canadian broadcasters in Los Angeles now viewing this fall's potential U.S. hits (not to mention the great big misses) – and making commitments to buy, too, Canada's actors union says the process is nothing but a big bet. "Canadian performers are angered that executives of Canada’s private broadcasters are in L.A. this week gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on new American shows for the fall television season while neglecting our own domestic industry," shouts the press release. “Canada’s private broadcasters are eager to hand over more than $250 million dollars on new American dramas and reality shows,...