CMF tweaks guidelines to accommodate terms of trade agreement

TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has revised its guidelines for all production programs in its Convergent Stream.The changes to the guidelines, described here, “address the current inconsistencies or conflicts” between the program guidelines and the terms of trade agreement that was reached last April by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and private broadcasters Astral Television Networks, Bell Media, Rogers Broadcasting, Shaw Media and Corus Entertainment.The CMF said that it will continue to monitor both the impact of the current changes to the program guidelines and the terms of trade negotiations with other broadcasters before determining its approach for the 2012-2013...