TORONTO – International sports network beIN SPORT is teaming up with Ethnic Channels Group in a “strategic and exclusive partnership” to launch beIN SPORT on cable and satellite across Canada.With... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Children's entertainment company and future Family Channel owner DHX Media has announced a $133 million secondary offering of 28,363,796 of its common shares.While DHX will not receive any of the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers’ recent $5.2 billion deal for Canadian broadcast and digital rights to NHL games over the next 12 years could be penalized by regulators should they perceive content... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Bell Media is making ten of its French-language specialty channels available for free to subscribers of Bell Satellite TV, Bell Fibe TV, Cogeco Cable, Shaw Direct, Videotron, and... Continue Reading
TORONTO and LOS ANGELES – Canadian producer and distributor Shaftesbury said Thursday that has sold four projects from its digital division Smokebomb Entertainment to U.S.-based over-the-top streaming service Hulu.Those projects... Continue Reading
TORONTO and OTTAWA – Newly launched Gusto TV has bought 56 hours of lifestyle programming from BBC Worldwide Canada, some of which will premiere later this month, the companies announced Thursday.Titles... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Telefilm Canada celebrated the growing interest in Canadian film, especially on the international scene, at its fifth annual public assembly held this week at the PHI Centre in... Continue Reading
ROGERS COMMUNUCATIONS' BLOCKBUSTER NHL deal puts a direct focus on the sheer costs of sports programming for distributors and their customers, the Canadian consumer.Cartt.ca interviewed several executives across the Canadian... Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO – Rdio expanded its music streaming service in to 20 new countries on Wednesday, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Israel and South Africa.Rdio’s global footprint now reaches 51 countries... Continue Reading
