OTTAWA – Friends of Canadian Broadcasting today presented a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed by 13 prominent Canadian journalists and educators supporting the watchdog’s call for changes to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Friends of Canadian Broadcasting says it will testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance tomorrow morning and ask to remove the CBC from the budget... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sportnet has announced a new Montreal version of its nightly news program Connected will premiere on May 30 on City Montreal. Montreal Connected will be hosted by Wilder... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Multiplatform content company Marblemedia has appointed Renae Garcia as its new director of U.S. development and acquisitions. The Los-Angeles based Garcia will report directly to co-CEO and executive producer, Matt Hornburg,... Continue Reading
May 22, 2013 – CBC announced today that its sidelined series Battle of the Blades is back on the roster of returning series for the 2013-2014 season. The original reality... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The producers of a documentary investigating the problems new Canadians face when accessing health care have used their research to create a unique website to help newcomers to... Continue Reading
BURNABY, B.C. – Fifteen independent B.C. filmmakers have been named as finalists in Knowledge Network’s B.C. History Shorts Competition, and the winner will win $30,000 to shoot a documentary about... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Children’s entertainment company DHX Media has signed key broadcast, digital and home entertainment deals in Latin America. Global Movie PTE Ltd. has licensed the Latin American digital SVOD... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – In its final reply to the CRTC last week on the proposed purchase of Astral Media by Bell Canada, Rogers Communications informed the Commission that, if Montreal’s CKGM-AM... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – As part of a new campaign to find and promote emerging talent in Canadian cinema, Telefilm Canada has announced it is supporting a new Vancouver-based, reality-show style competition... Continue Reading
