TORONTO – Ontario’s French-language public educational broadcaster, TFO, will become a separate, stand-alone organization on April 1 – breaking its ties with English-language broadcaster the Ontario Education Communications Authority (TVOntario), Education... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC on Friday denied an application for a Category 2 French-language specialty TV channel that would operate as an adult pay service on sex appeal, sensuality, eroticism... Continue Reading
TORONTO – More than eight in 10 Canadians oppose mandatory inclusion on digital basic of the five new channels being considered for the priority carriage, according to a telephone survey... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Shaw Communications Inc. is looking for CRTC approval to carry on a digital basis USA Network, a popular U.S. channel that broadcasts blockbuster theatrical movies. At the same... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC should amend the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to stipulate distributors must make monthly, rather than just annual, contributions to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), the all-party Standing... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A new age of interactive content created by small independent producers is dawning, now that the broadband “asteroid” which hit the traditional media market some time ago is... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian actor Colm Feore will be presented with the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival, fete organizers announced Thursday. The award... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) Toronto has ruled its members can audition for and participate in the new CBC television show, The Second... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – CBC president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch called on the federal government to come up with a long-term strategy for the public broadcaster, including spelling out how it would... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTVglobemedia-owned TSN announced Thursday it has inked a four-year extension to 2010 of its broadcast deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The agreement includes the broadcast of 80... Continue Reading
