OTTAWA – Count CBC, the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in favour of Tuesday’s 2011-2012 Federal Budget, though its ability to be ratified by…
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OTTAWA – The failure of Séries+ to air sufficient viewer advisories on violent programming breached codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.
At issue were four episodes of…
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TORONTO – GlassBox Television has named Marcia Martin to the newly created position of senior vice president creative content, commissioned and in-house programming.
Working with both in-house and independent producers,…
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OTTAWA – Granted, it’s just another in the thousands of oft-ignored parliamentary committee reports, but a new one released today by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage wants the…
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TORONTO – Profits at Asian Television Network International (ATN) hit $1.9 million in 2010, up from $1.2 million last year, the company announced Tuesday.
Net earnings were $1.92 million on…
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TORONTO – A spot called “Anonymous” from Children Of The Street Society was named ‘Best in Show’ at the 2011 Crystal Awards, taking home the platinum award, and the…
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TORONTO – TVO’s two newest applications for BlackBerry smart phones have been downloaded over 250,000 times since launching two weeks ago.
The free mobile apps were added to BlackBerry…
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TORONTO – Rogers-owned Citytv has rolled out an app for the Apple iPad and iPhone featuring the latest in local news, weather, sports and traffic for viewers in Toronto…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment has hired Maria Hale as its vice-president, television, head of programming and production.
Starting April 4, Hale will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction for…
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TORONTO – Global TV and ABC will simulcast a new four part miniseries called Titanic in Spring 2012 which will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragic event.
Written by…
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