Canada accepts TV5 presidency for 2018-19

OTTAWA – Canada’s move to take on the presidency of international French-language television network TV5 could prove to be a boon for Canadian content creators.Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada is taking over the presidency of TV5 from Switzerland and will hold it for the next two years, starting in January 2018. Canada will also host the conference of responsible ministers and the annual meeting of senior officials. Managed by two television channel providers, TV5Monde and TV5 Québec Canada, TV5 is the largest French-language television network in the world. TV5Monde operates TV5 signals worldwide (with the exception of Canada) and...