Quebecor backs contest seeking the next new TV format

MONTREAL – Quebecor is hoping that the next new TV format may be developed in Quebec.The company said Monday that it is collaborating with C2 Montreal on a competition known as P.I.T.C.H, that challenges the province’s television, film and media creators and designers to propose ‘the next big idea’.P.I.T.C.H is seeking original and unpublished non-scripted television formats, provided that the intellectual property is fully owned by the individual submitters. Outlines must be submitted by April 15, and selected finalists will then be retained for four weeks to work on and submit their presentations to a five person jury during the...