MONTREAL – France's Legion of Honour, the highest of that country's national orders, is being conferred on Radio-Canada's executive vice-president Sylvain Lafrance at a special ceremony in Ottawa on Friday.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – "The best that can be said about this report is that the Task Force has not recommended to scrap the CTF altogether," said ACTRA national executive director Stephen... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Dennis Firby has been promoted to director of technical operations at Quebecor Media's SUN TV. "As opportunities for advancement arise it’s terrific when we can promote from within... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has added more speakers and panelists to its lineup of industry leaders who will participate at the 2007 WIFT International... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – While operating revenues for TV broadcasting companies continue to rise, profits fell sharply last year according to Statistics Canada. Overall, revenues for the television broadcasting industry just topped... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The unitholders of CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund voted in favour of the special resolution approving the privatization of the Fund, it was announced today by the Fund and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – ACTRA performers ratified a one-year extension of their National Commercial Agreement late last week. The agreement is negotiated between ACTRA and the Institute of Communications and Advertising (ICA),... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada has come out in opposition to the CRTC Task Force on the Canadian Television Fund. Oddly, while directing pointed criticism at Shaw Communications... Continue Reading
JACKSON POINT, Ont. – As part of a wide-ranging new media study, the CRTC will look at myriad issues, even discussing whether or not to regulate new media in Canada,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian Idol executive producer John Brunton took the unusual step Thursday to complain publicly about how viewers are affecting his show. "Last night's elimination of three competitors from... Continue Reading
