TORONTO – Score Media offered itself up for sale Wednesday after a clause in its agreement with Alliance Atlantis was triggered by the large company's impending acquisition by CanWest Global.... Continue Reading
CALGARY – In the face of a chipper AGM report from the Canadian Television Fund, Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw remains displeased over how the CTF is run. Thanks to... Continue Reading
OTTWA – Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. has applied for a licence for another sports channel, called Sportsnet 2, which would primarily cover soccer, cricket and rugby. The application for the national... Continue Reading
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
