SANTA MONICA and VANCOUVER – In a move designed to bolster its programming and attract new viewers, TV Guide Network has acquired the exclusive basic cable off-network rights to the... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada will fund 56 new media projects through the product assistance component of the Canada New Media Fund (CNMF) for 2009-2010.The projects selected from across Canada represent... Continue Reading
TORONTO – TSN is making its broadcasts of CFL games available for download at the iTunes store in Canada.Individual regular season games are available for $2.49 per match-up - after... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CBC has formerly applied to amend the broadcast licence of its specialty channel 'bold', formerly known as 'Country Canada'.The pubcaster re-launched its category 1 specialty Country Canada... Continue Reading
TORONTO - After more than 40 years at CTV, Malcolm Fox will retire as executive producer of W-FIVE effective September 1, 2009.Fox's career began in the late 1960s with Visnews... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – While CHBC TV Kelowna will live on – rebranded from E! to part of the Global TV network – CHEK-TV Victoria and CHCA-TV Red Deer will be shuttered... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has announced plans to make telecommunications and broadcasting services more accessible to disabled Canadians.On the telecom side, the CRTC has pledged to:- require that telephone companies offer a... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER and TORONTO – The federal government will conduct eight weeks of nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians' opinions on the issue of copyright.In order to be as inclusive and transparent as... Continue Reading
TORONTO and OTTAWA - CBC Newsworld is cancelling its award-winning documentary program The Lens after 16 years. Previously known as Rough Cuts, the program has showcased approximately 175 Canadian documentaries... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC will hold a public hearing next month to review the purchase of two of Canwest’s E! stations by Channel Zero.The independent specialty service operator, which owns short... Continue Reading
