By Ahmad Hathout
The director of media for Canada’s largest private sector union said Tuesday the CRTC could view local news as a service of “exceptional importance,” making it qualify…
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Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday confirmed Season 5 of its global hit series The Chosen will begin streaming internationally in select territories on July 13, following its U.S. streaming debut on…
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By Connie Thiessen
Alan Dark, chief revenue officer at Rogers Sports and Media, is exiting the company, confirmed a source to Broadcast Dialogue, Cartt’s sister publication.
He’ll remain with the company…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Pushing back against the assertion that the public broadcaster should take up the mantle of at-risk programs where private broadcasters have struggled, CBC’s executive vice president said…
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Comedy Bar, a Toronto live comedy venue founded in 2008 by Gary Rideout and James Elksnitis, announced Monday the launch of CBMax, a dedicated YouTube channel…
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Toronto-based independent production company Cameron Pictures Inc. (CPI) announced Monday it has appointed former Pier 21 Films executive Karen Tsang to the newly created role of vice president of…
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Access Canada in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter announced Monday the advisory board for the inaugural Access Canada Summit, which is scheduled…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers executives said Friday they feared the CRTC would come out of its hearings on the modernization of the Broadcasting Act emboldened to try to regulate some…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Bell executives told the CRTC on Thursday that the broadcaster doesn’t need outside funding support for news production – just an easing of requirements on a losing…
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