TORONTO – Internet access and advertising are expected to see the largest growth as the overall Canadian entertainment and media market reaches US$47 billion in 2011, according to a report released... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage minister Bev Oda said it would be “inappropriate to prejudge its review” of the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) currently underway by the CRTC, in her response... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet launched Wednesday a self-personalizing home page for sports fans, called MySportsnet. MySportsnet provides users with the ability to personalize content on their home page based on... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television will sponsor Canada’s top film and television graduates in 12-week hands-on industry placements through its National Apprenticeship Training Program (NATP). NATP... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Consolidated revenues at CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s Australian television and out-of-home advertising operations were up 14% to A$237 million, while EBITDA was down 2% in the third quarter... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund announced Wednesday it was financially supporting the Whistler Film Festival and CFC Go West Project Lab. No indication was given of the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Showcase announced Wednesday it has commissioned three new half-hour comedy pilots: The Foundation, Pure Evil and Retail. The specialty TV channel said these pilots would “deliver more laughter-inducing... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian consumers are adopting a multiple of competing technologies to personalize their TV viewing experience, according to the Personal TV: Anytime, Anywhere a Media Technology Monitor (MTM) syndicated... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Global News Ontario will broadcast the six o’clock news from different communities around Toronto this month. From June 25 to June 29, the news crew will be on... Continue Reading
BANFF – Although the combination of two major regulated TV assets was the talk of the 2007 Banff World Television Festival (Hello, Rogers/Citytv), the focus of the event’s final panel... Continue Reading
