OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) is urging the government to protect independent producers from what it calls “the negative impact (of) consolidation” in the broadcasting industry.Appearing Tuesday... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A 13.5% increase in self-paying subscribers contributed to XM Canada’s “sound” financial performance for fiscal 2010.Self-paying subscribers totaled 432,200 as of August 31, 2010, up from 380,900 in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Don’t miss this year’s NextMedia: The Future of Entertainment conference taking place November 29 - 30 at the Design Exchange in Toronto.Featuring briefings, competitions and social events for... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The Alliance for Children and Television has changed its name to Youth Media Alliance (YMA).The Alliance said that its new name reflects the shift that the organization began... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has extended its call for new French-language general interest pay television service applications, but only for channels that don’t plan to compete with Astral’s Super Écran.That... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC News has adopted an updated and modernized Journalistic Standards and Practices (JS&P) document, which has become effective immediately.In May 2009, CBC/Radio-Canada's news divisions began the process to update... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Viewer advisories on a TV show that depicted accidents and injuries would have been helpful to audiences, but the program was not violent or gory enough to qualify... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Astral’s Playhouse Disney channel will follow suit with its U.S. counterpart and re-brand its English and French-language networks as Disney Junior in May 2011.The re-branded multiplex channel will... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Bell TV and Shaw Direct used the rebuttal phase of the CRTC’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) policy hearing to make new proposals in hopes of showing good faith to the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Canada’s DTH carriers must do a far better job of carrying French-language programming in all regions of Quebec, said the Bloc Québécois, the syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada... Continue Reading
