BANFF, AB - The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) helped to create 2,210 hours of new Canadian programming last year, through 475 productions and 325 development projects. The organization released funding... Continue Reading
ATLANTA – Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has launched its own social networking website targeted at movie lovers. Dubbed TCM Classic Film Union, the site allows users to set up personalized... Continue Reading
BANFF, AB - Movie Central and The Movie Network have greenlit seven new Canadian original projects for production, the companies announced Monday from the Banff Television Festival. Featuring some of... Continue Reading
BANFF – As confab NextMedia closed on Sunday, organizer Achilles Media announced the conference sister event fall’s “Monetizing Digital Content” would be merged with the Canadian New Media Awards and... Continue Reading
MONCTON, EDMONTON, and VANCOUVER - The Radio and Television News Directors’ Association (RTNDA) has announced its 2008 winners of the best in electronic journalism. For the Atlantic region, the winners... Continue Reading
STRATFORD, ON – How is making entertainment and content-rich applications accessible on portable devices changing the game for broadcasters and legislators in Canada? This is just one of the many... Continue Reading
TORONTO – BBM Analytics has released its top ten consumer trends in media technology, as based on its most recent Media Technology Monitor reports. 10. Internet Video: high reach, low... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Beleaguered Canwest Limited Partnerships (CLP) had its probability of default rating cut yet again. Moody's Investors Service downgraded its rating to Ca/LD from Caa2, and its corporate family to... Continue Reading
DARTMOUTH, NS - Newfoundland Capital Corporation (NewCap) saw its revenue grow 6% for the first quarter of 2009, led primarily by its broadcasting division. For the quarter ended March 31,... Continue Reading
BANFF – While the economic downturn has left Canada’s over-the-air broadcasters complaining about their very survival, it has accelerated the move to Internet advertising and the use of social media... Continue Reading
