WINNIPEG – Canwest on Friday spelled out how it will spend the $1.5 million it will be giving to the National Screen Institute (NSI) as part of its benefits package... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The creative community will be expressing their concerns about Bill C-10 to the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on April 10. Controversial Bill C-10 that... Continue Reading
FIRST, THE GENRE PROTECTION rules established by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission consist of two distinct components, with two distinct goals. The first rule is directed at limiting the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Family Channel has added ten new exclusive games to its website at www.family.ca, and is challenging children to an online game competition from April 4 to 28. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CBC announced Thursday it will be beefing up local and national news in Alberta, particularly in Calgary and Edmonton. The public broadcaster said it would devote more... Continue Reading
CALGARY – CTVglobemedia said Thursday it will contribute $2.3 million to MusiCan over seven years to support music education in Canada. The broadcaster made the announcement from a Calgary school... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A group of Canadian investors led by W. Judson Martin, Martin Goldfarb, Robert Foster and Slaight Communications has infused The Fight Network’s parent company, TFN Global Inc., with... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC on Thursday turned down HDTV Networks Inc.’s bid for a licence to operate a national, English-language high-definition over-the-air TV service (Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-75). “HDTV Networks... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada will be broadcasting live and on-demand select games of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs in Mandarin at CBCSports.ca. “CBC is committed to providing... Continue Reading
OAKVILLE, ON – The Weather Network and MétéoMédia are introducing TrafficEye Mobile to Canada in what is being billed as the first time a service with immediate weather and traffic... Continue Reading
