TORONTO - Majority treaty co-production and Canadian production generate more than double the number of Canadian jobs than minority co-production, according to a report commissioned by the Alliance of Canadian... Continue Reading
TORONTO and MONTREAL - Rogers Sportsnet is partnering with Quebecor-owned TVA on the new French-language sports channel TVA Sports that will launch nationally on September 12.The new channel plans to... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is investing $3.4 million in 16 projects through its English point-of-view program.This program is designed to encourage English POV documentary production. The CMF... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Montreal’s Metro 14 will launch in high definition this Saturday.The Channel Zero-owned station also confirmed that it will be launching in HD on Cogeco systems around the Montréal... Continue Reading
TORONTO – ichannel is launching a new series aimed at bloggers, tweebs and political junkies.Called #FAQMP (Frequently Asked Questions for your Member of Parliament), the show encourages viewers to vote... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Like many broadcasters, Hollywood Suite has done its research to find what it believes is a gap in television content. But it also polled the country’s television service providers... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The industry will now have a chance to comment on BCE’s proposed Broadcasting Accessibility Fund and Canadian Broadcasting Participation Fund.When the CRTC approved BCE’s purchase of CTVglobemedia, the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans to develop a regulatory framework for the French-language television market.Wednesday’s notice of consultation said that this process “will determine the most appropriate approach... Continue Reading
TELEVISION HAS ALWAYS been served to a household. At first, people had one TV in their homes, then another and then another which received the signals from broadcasters over the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Citytv is offering early risers the day’s news even earlier starting next month with the launch of CityNews at Five plus an earlier start to its popular morning... Continue Reading
