TORONTO - ACTRA and the Directors Guild have both added their voices to the chorus condemning the federal government’s cuts to arts funding programs.“These cuts are shocking and short-sighted, and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - This week the CAB filed its objections to SOCAN’s proposed tariffs for 2009 for commercial television (SOCAN Tariff 2.A), specialty and pay (SOCAN Tariff 17), radio (SOCAN Tariff... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Can there be a thing as too many major league sports? Well, definitely if you can't broadcast them all. TSN had that problem. The solution, launch a new... Continue Reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., – The worldwide online video market, particularly purchased/rented video, is experiencing explosive growth, reports In-Stat Worldwide online video revenue is expected to eclipse $4.5 billion by 2012, up... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The CRTC today approved four new national, English-language Category 2 specialty television channels. The new channels include Baseball TV from Rogers (sports), Northern Peaks (adult), eScapes (nature) and... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the Association des producteurs de films et de television du Québec (APFTQ) have called for an urgent meeting with... Continue Reading
IF THERE’S ONE THING distributors don’t like, it’s being told what to do by the CRTC. As we saw during the April hearings into broadcast distribution undertaking and specialty service... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today ruled that CTV’s Toronto CFTO-TV station and Corus’s CKAC-AM (98.5 FM, Montreal) station are both in violation of the Canadian Association... Continue Reading
DARTMOUTH - Radio broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corp. posted a profit of $6.4 million in the second quarter, a rise of five per cent over the $5.8 million generated last year.Sales... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has called for a comprehensive enhancement of all federal programs of direct and indirect investment in the film, television and new media... Continue Reading
