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April 7, 2020 12 hours ago

Channel Zero’s Silver Screen Classics and Rewind are in free preview

TORONTO – As the Covid-19 crisis continues, Canadians are looking for comfort food like their favourite movies. With that in mind, independent broadcaster Channel Zero is making their movie channels,... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 12 hours ago

Consumer groups demand more Covid-19 relief from government, ISPs, wireless cos

OTTAWA — The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada and the National Pensioners Federation (NPF) jointly called Tuesday for more Covid-19 relief for low-income consumers in the form of... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 13 hours ago

CFL won’t start season before July due to Covid-19

TORONTO — Yet another professional sports league is feeling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Canadian Football League issued a statement Tuesday morning acknowledging its 2020 season won’t start... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 13 hours ago

HGTV Canada debuts new series, brings back favourites during April freeview

TORONTO — While HGTV Canada continues its national free preview until April 30, Corus Entertainment announced Tuesday its Corus Studio’s new original series Scott’s Vacation House Rules (10x60) will debut... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 13 hours ago

Crave and TIFF announce new virtual chat guests for Stay-at-Home Cinema

TORONTO — Bell Media’s Crave and the Toronto International Film Festival announced Tuesday this week’s lineup of virtual chats and screenings as part of their Stay-at-Home Cinema initiative launched at... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 14 hours ago

WildBrain hires Katie Wilson away from Corus

TORONTO — WildBrain Television announced Tuesday it has hired Katie Wilson for the newly created role of vice-president of channels and curation. Wilson (pictured) joins WildBrain following six years as... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 14 hours ago

Mainframe Studios creators continue production at home

TORONTO and VANCOUVER — Toronto-based animation production company Wow! Unlimited announced Monday its Mainframe Studios division in Vancouver has successfully transitioned to a work-from-home model for its entire 400-plus studio... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 14 hours ago

Gusto’s DNA Dinners wins Taste award for best series pilot

OTTAWA — Gusto TV’s DNA Dinners won the Best Series Pilot award at last month’s Taste Awards, held March 9 in Los Angeles. The Taste Awards recognize excellence in lifestyle... Continue Reading

April 7, 2020 22 hours ago

RDS trying to feed sports fans appetites with returning shows, reruns and a new program

MONTREAL — With professional sports leagues around the world taking a break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bell Media’s RDS is launching a new weekly sports program called Le sport... Continue Reading

April 6, 2020 2 days ago

Majority of Canadians support emergency funding of news, says Friends

TORONTO — With the news media suffering financially due to Covid-19, almost two-thirds (62%) of Canadians say the federal government should treat the current media crisis as an emergency, according... Continue Reading

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