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April 29, 2021 2 months ago

Minister Guilbeault to keynote at Banff

TORONTO – The Banff World Media Festival announced this morning Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will speak on Thursday, June 17, participating in a virtual keynote conversation during the... Continue Reading

April 28, 2021 2 months ago

ANALYSIS: Freedom of expression be damned, C-10 amendment amounts to censorship

By Len St-Aubin THINK ABOUT HOW MANY millions of audio and video clips get posted to social media every day. Now contemplate, for a moment, the human and other resources… Continue Reading

April 27, 2021 2 months ago

Netflix picks Toronto for Canadian office

TORONTO — Today, Netflix announced it will open a Canadian office in Toronto. The news was shared by Netflix officials with Toronto major John Tory and members of city council... Continue Reading

April 26, 2021 2 months ago

Bill C-10: Amendment removes social media exemption, but users and their content remain exempted

Clause by clause process inches along By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – At the outset of the clause by-clause revisions of Bill C-10 on April 19, Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage chair… Continue Reading

April 26, 2021 2 months ago

Apple Music spotlights local music with new city charts

TORONTO — Apple Music today unveiled its new “City Charts”, making it one of the first streaming platforms to spotlight the most popular music in more than 100 cities around... Continue Reading

April 23, 2021 2 months ago

Anglophone Canadians dig their SVOD

TORONTO – As industry followers already know, SVOD services boomed in 2020, with consumers seeking out more digital entertainment options while staying at home. But just how much? MTM’s latest... Continue Reading

April 22, 2021 2 months ago

Trailer Park Boys turn 20

DARTMOUTH, N.S. – It’s been two decades since the former broadcaster Alliance Atlantis took a chance on a raunchy, hilarious mockumentary called Trailer Park Boys, for its then-edgy TV channel... Continue Reading

April 21, 2021 2 months ago

Budget lets Netflix dodge digital tax

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – Monday’s federal budget, the first in two years, but the first ever delivered by a female Finance Minister in Chrystia Freeland, promises to deliver more… Continue Reading

April 21, 2021 2 months ago

WildBrain appoints new animation VP

TORONTO — Kids and family entertainment maker and broadcaster WildBrain announced today it has hired Lorna Withrington (above) for the newly created role of vice-president of development-animation. She joins WildBrain... Continue Reading

April 21, 2021 2 months ago

Bell launches Noovo Moi lifestyle portal

MONTREAL — Bell Media today revealed its new one-stop French-language lifestyle destination — Noovo Moi — which integrates content previously hosted on the company’s Canal Vie, Fraîchement pressé, Sympatico, Look... Continue Reading

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