OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage passed a motion at an in-camera (i.e.: not public) meeting late Wednesday afternoon to study the impact of the economic crisis on... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - Canwest Global Communications’ subsidiary, Canwest Media Inc. and its senior lenders have agreed to extend the waiver of certain borrowing conditions until April 7, 2009, the company announced... Continue Reading
TORONTO and OTTAWA - CTV has laid off at least 24 employees at its 'Canada AM' morning show, and cut its last early morning local newscast in the country.Sources say... Continue Reading
CANADIAN HERITAGE MINISTER James Moore told reporters at the Canada Media Fund announcement that CBC will receive "record" funding from the government this year, something his parliamentary secretary - Dean... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – CNN International has been added to the list of eligible satellite services for distribution in Canada. The CRTC received a request from Shaw Communications in May 2008 to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) will hand out approximately $285 million to Canadian television producers this year through the broadcaster performance envelope stream. The funds are earmarked to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC will hold a public hearing to determine whether the way that CBC re-branded specialty channel ‘Country Canada’ to ‘bold’ has negatively impacted “the integrity of the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – New York-based music subscription company Dada Entertainment launched its year-old service in Canada Tuesday, naming former Rogers Wireless exec Christopher Lam as its general manager. The service, called... Continue Reading
TORONTO and OTTAWA - Television industry stakeholders continue to weigh in on the new Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced Monday. CTV said in a statement that they “welcomed” the Fund,... Continue Reading
NEW YORK, NY – Time Warner Cable has launched ‘Primetime On Demand’, a free channel that they are calling a “window into television’s hottest programs”. The channel will air a... Continue Reading
