GATINEAU – When rookie CRTC commissioner Michel Morin first unveiled his possible points plan for specialty channels during last month’s BDU and specialty policy hearing, many were left scratching their... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Women in Film and Television-Toronto (WIFT-T) announced Tuesday that Métis filmmaker, actor, and human rights activist Michelle Latimer is the winner of the 2008 Astral Media Mentorship Award.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has introduced a pilot program to encourage production in regions where volumes decline significantly. The first areas to benefit from the $5 million... Continue Reading
TORONTO – General Purpose Pictures recently appointed Tiina Soomet as vice-president of operations and promoted producer Josie Crimi to head of production, the company stated Tuesday. “As the company positions... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers OMNI Television announced Monday two firsts in diversity TV in Canada – the start of its exclusive multilingual coverage of this summer’s UEFA European Football Championship and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC will hold a public hearing on several radio stations proposed for the Ottawa-Gatineau region along with several TV applications on Tuesday. Among the applicants seeking a... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Global News dominated the best newscast section of the TV awards given out by the Association of Electronic Journalists for the best in electronic journalism in the Prairie... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – CTVglobemedia announced Monday it was making a $650,000 contribution to the National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) over five years. The money will support the NSI Totally Television... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Pay TV company Super Channel is one of several backers of SuperU.ca, a new online film portal which debuted this week, announcing its 2008-2009 Short Film Contest Series with... Continue Reading
TORONTO – As content gets more and more personal and increasingly interactive, it only makes sense that the gadgets and gear we’re watching all that content with are getting far... Continue Reading
