Telefilm Canada on Wednesday announced $1.9 million in second-round funding for 25 Canadian film festivals under its Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program. This brings the total number of film festivals supported under the... Continue Reading
CBC News announced Wednesday the launch of Welcome to Canada, a new series offering an in-depth look at the experiences and perspectives of newcomers to Canada. A CBC press release says the stories... Continue Reading
CBC on Tuesday announced award-winning journalist Ioanna Roumeliotis is joining CBC News’ flagship investigative program The Fifth Estate as full-time host alongside current hosts Mark Kelley and Steven D’Souza. A past guest host of The... Continue Reading
Blue Ant Media announced Tuesday the launch of its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel Declassified on VIZIO WatchFree+ in the United States. Already available on LG Channels, Pluto TV and Tubi,... Continue Reading
WildBrain announced Tuesday it has appointed former Moonbug Entertainment executive Emma Witkowski to the newly created position of vice president of media solutions. In this new role, Witkowski will lead WildBrain’s media... Continue Reading
The CRTC announced in December it has approved Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS)’s application to acquire five English-language commercial radio stations and a transmitter from Bell Media Radio Atlantic Inc. (Bell... Continue Reading
Kids and family entertainment company WildBrain announced Monday it is teaming up with Netflix and Family Channel to produce the new teen drama Finding Her Edge, set in the high-stakes world of competitive... Continue Reading
Indigenous broadcaster APTN announced Monday it is teaming up again with Rogers’s Sportsnet to bring a third season of Hockey Night in Canada in Cree to its viewers as well as three NHL games... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen WildBrain is selling its majority stake in its TV channels in a deal valued at $40 million. The company announced Wednesday that independent, Halifax-based children’s studio IoM... Continue Reading
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM) announced Friday the establishment and ratification of the first-ever agreement that sets the terms, conditions and rates... Continue Reading
