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February 3, 2023 3 years ago

CRTC denies undue preference complaint against Videotron removing Bell channels

OTTAWA – The CRTC today denied an application by Bell accusing Quebecor’s Videotron of giving itself an illegal preference by removing Bell’s channels from its rotation. Videotron first proposed to… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

Heritage minister says government won’t accept substantial weakening of C-11

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 sat on the doorstep of passing third and final reading in the Senate, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

COUNTERPOINT: Is the points system really the right way for Cancon evaluation?

By Richard Stursberg, pictured above, ex-head of Telefilm, English services at the CBC, and Chair of the Canadian Television Fund. The debate about how to define Canadian content in the… Continue Reading

February 1, 2023 3 years ago

Fubo TV Canada launches three Disney channels through StackTV

NEW YORK – Live sports streaming platform Fubo TV Canada announced today the addition of three Disney channels as part of its premium package through its agreement with Corus’s… Continue Reading

January 31, 2023 3 years ago

English-language production in Quebec remains at all-time low, says QEPC

By Connie Thiessen English-language film and television production remains at an all-time low in Quebec, according to a new report published by the Quebec English Language Production Council (QEPC). The Canadian Audiovisual Regional Production Report… Continue Reading

January 30, 2023 3 years ago

Industry coalition urges bill C-11 changes for equal Canadian and foreign obligations

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – As the Senate gears up for a third reading of Bill C-11 tomorrow, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural (CDCE) is calling for last-minute changes… Continue Reading

January 30, 2023 3 years ago

COMMENTARY: In modernizing the Cancon points test, be careful what you wish for

By Douglas Barrett, featured above, adjunct professor in the arts, media and entertainment MBA program at the Schulich School of Business at York University. This is the fifth piece I… Continue Reading

January 25, 2023 3 years ago

Many Canadians still watching linear TV, CMF report finds

By Connie Thiessen The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released its 11th annual Key Trends Report, exploring how the screen-based industries might evolve in the coming years,… Continue Reading

January 24, 2023 3 years ago

Arctic Co-operatives enlists Adara for enhanced video delivery solution

TORONTO – Winnipeg cooperative federation Arctic Co-operatives announced last week it has selected Adara Technologies to deliver to its member businesses upgraded video services, including enhanced capabilities to deliver… Continue Reading

January 19, 2023 3 years ago

Corus’s Nelvana greenlights new series on Millie Magnificent

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana said Tuesday it has started production on its new animated series, Millie Magnificent. “Inspired by Canadian author-illustrator Ashley Spires’ The Most Magnificent Thing, and following the… Continue Reading