MONTREAL – Quebec film and television production company Remstar Corporation has won the bidding war for the financially troubled TQS television network. TQS’s Board of Directors and the networks’ shareholders... Continue Reading
TORONTO -- Three Canadian shows – Intelligence, MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, and jPOD – have been axed by the public broadcaster and will not be airing this... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Brad Kubota has been appointed vice-president of sales for CTV conventional television, effective March 24, the broadcaster announced Monday. Kubota has extensive sales experience, most recently as VP... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Radio enthusiasts are optimistic in the face of new media challenges to their traditional listenership numbers, as made evident by comments voiced at the annual Canadian Music Week... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada announced Monday that Anagram Pictures is the second recipient of its new Slate Development Pilot Program. The production company will work with distributor Maple Pictures on... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC Television says it has broken viewership records with this season’s programming line-up, reeling in a prime-time share so far of 7.9, the highest in six years. With... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – With a federal by-election in Vancouver-Quadra just over a week away, candidates should be aware of high voter concern about foreign ownership of the media, say two unions... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The rising incidence of childhood obesity is cause for serious concern, but banning advertising to children is not the quick-fix solution to a complex problem, says the Association... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Friday that the Company has reached an agreement to purchase the analog specialty television service CLT (Canadian Learning Television) from CTVglobemedia for about $73... Continue Reading
WE’VE SHIED AWAY FROM covering the minor fracas over Bill C-10, a bit of federal legislation that would see tax credits revoked from movies and TV shows that cross the... Continue Reading
