BANFF – The Canadian Television Fund, saying it was responding to “a concern” but declining to name whose concern, said it would put off any changes to its bylaws until... Continue Reading
BANFF – If major broadcasters disagree over the direction of television over the next few years, how can any prognostications be correct? ESPN chairman emeritus Herbert Granath began the International... Continue Reading
BANFF – In the world according to Garvie – that’s Wayne Garvie, Director of Content and Production, BBC Worldwide – two truths are front and centre: producers and broadcasters can... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Recognizing that there was probably no way out of last week’s CRTC decision that disallowed the purchase of the Citytv franchise by CTV (a story first broken by... Continue Reading
BANFF – Heritage Minister Bev Oda told delegates Sunday afternoon that the government is renewing its contribution to the New Media Fund, earmarking $29 million over two years. While the... Continue Reading
BANFF - VisionTV and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will team up to fund production of the six-part drama series “Rabbit Fall”, Canada’s multi-faith and multicultural broadcaster announced Monday... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) has announced a new, three-year, $600,000 sponsorship initiative with CBC Television to help foster emerging Canadian television talent. The advanced training program, to... Continue Reading
BANFF – In a wide-ranging speech this morning at the Banff International Television Festival that covered all the touchstones and hot buttons, from the CTF to the OTA regs to... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Movieola, the short film channel, announced an agreement Monday to bring the best of its short film content to Joost, which bills itself as the world’s first broadcast-quality... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings announced today has picked up a few more subscribers to its XM Canada satellite radio service as well as exclusive rights beginning July 1... Continue Reading
