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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MONTEREY, CA – TV and radio station advertising revenues are poised for recovery, with 2010 ad revenues expected to climb 14.3% and 6.4% respectively, according to new projections from…
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TORONTO – Fairchild TV and Talentvision are bringing the excitement of 2010 FIFA World Cup to Chinese Canadian audiences in their own languages.
The ethnic broadcaster aired the tournament’s opening…
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TORONTO – The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) has named Vassilios Mimis as its director of technology.
Mimis most recently served as director of broadcast technical policy and planning with…
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