OTTAWA – Turns out it takes more than TV critics to get your series discovered these days amid the multitude of digital choice and platforms out there.It takes partnerships, between... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The CBC in recent years has gone from comfort food like Heartland and Battle of the Blades to high-concept shows like Strange Empire and X Company, now in... Continue Reading
WHEN DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCED in April it wouldn’t renew a licensing deal with The Walt Disney Co. leaving big holes in the Family Channel schedule, questions immediately arose over how... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Media on Thursday made official something most knew – that its partnership with youth-centric Vice Media will lead to the launch of a new specialty TV channel,... Continue Reading
CANNES – Canadian TV producers moving to the forefront of a rapidly expanding global industry is, of course, full of risk. And Cannes is another universe. The push for quality... Continue Reading
CANNES - It's late Wednesday in Cannes and the whirling blades of a helicopter momentarily interrupts discussions at the Cineflix Studio's balcony stand at the Palais des Festivals."That must be... Continue Reading
CANNES – You know those many reports of the death of Canadian TV you've been hearing about? Ignore them. Canadian TV is alive and well, as evidenced by last week's... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The senior management shakeup at Shaw Media continues.The broadcaster confirmed to Cartt.ca on Thursday that Sarah Jane Flynn is set to leave Shaw Media as senior director of original... Continue Reading
TORONTO - We don't usually see rival companies hire siblings to fill competing posts, but they have with Jonah Zalken (left) working as senior manager, programming at CraveTV, while Shomi... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The W Network has found a novel way to target elusive TV audiences in an increasingly mobile world -- get Hockey Wives stars on the phone.The upcoming second... Continue Reading