BANFF - Our reporter in Banff, Norma Reveler, spent last night at the opening night event hosted by the CBC. Below is some of her photographic evidence. Robert Montgomery, head of Achilles... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Quebecor will transform Sun TV into a new “hard news/straight talk” English specialty channel called Sun TV News for television audiences tired of “being exposed to dry news”,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The games may still be two years away, but Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium has already started to plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.The group has... Continue Reading
BANFF - The Canadian Film and Television Production Association announced today it is now the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA).The change was made “to better reflect the multi-screen world and... Continue Reading
BANFF – CBC TV has greenlit a $9 million movie of the week about cowboy Sam Steele that is currently at the script stage.Tentatively called The Life of Sam Steele,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canadian Media Fund has published audience reports for the individual programs funded by its predecessor the Canadian Television Fund during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 broadcast years.Average minute... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canada’s entertainment and media market will see a 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next four years, compared with a 3.8% CAGR in the U.S., says a new... Continue Reading
BANFF – Smart social media strategies will drive people to your TV channel or show, noted ComScore VP Bryan Segal Tuesday morning.His Banff World Television Festival presentation – part of... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - David Akin has been named as Sun Media’s national bureau chief in Ottawa, while Brian Lilley is its new senior correspondent.Akin, most recently the national affairs correspondent for... Continue Reading
SEATTLE, WA – CanWest Global and the CBC have signed on with Comcast subsidiary thePlatform to manage their on-line video efforts.In a recent blog post, thePlatform said that it will... Continue Reading
