TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) disbursed a record amount of $327 million last year to help produce 4,400 hours of programming, including 932 hours of new broadcast…
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TORONTO – Canadian actress Jill Hennessy will receive this year’s International Achievement Award from Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T).
The award is presented to a Canadian woman…
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TORONTO – Astral will use its digital network signs in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver to broadcast Amber Alerts, the company said Wednesday.
The Astral Out-of-Home Amber Alert Program will enable…
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Perry Hoffman
OTTAWA – Broadcasters and digital media companies still haven’t yet found the secret formula on how to make money from digital content, the International Institute of Communications Canadian…
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OTTAWA – Does bigger necessarily mean better? Corus Entertainment appears to think so, and asked the government to support vertical integration in the broadcast industry so that Canadian players can better…
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WORD OF MOUTH is one of the most reliable avenues to success for any product.
Television is no different. Hit shows have been hit shows because they strike a chord…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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