CALGARY – Saying he wants an accounting of exactly how the Canadian Television Fund money is spent and where the value is, Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw says until…
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CBC/RADIO-CANADA DOES NOT receive any money from the Canadian Television Fund (see "Shaw suspends TV fund payments"). The fund goes to independent producers to help them make Canadian…
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MONTREAL – Videotron announced late Tuesday afternoon that it won’t be making its regular monthly contributions to the Canadian Television Fund either.
In a letter to the CTF, Pierre…
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LAS VEGAS – Emerson Coleman, vice-president, programming, Hearst-Argyle Television, and Roma Khanna, senior vice-president, content, CHUM Television, have been nominated co-chairs of the board of the National Association of…
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TORONTO – If all goes as hoped, Corus Entertainment will have a new channel aimed at young women come this fall.
And the branding, Cosmo TV, could scarcely be…
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LAS VEGAS – The so-called new media space is regularly thought of as a playground for the basement producer making silly videos based on the slimmest of hope that…
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TORONTO – The TV weatherman known for decades for his signature chalk flip at the end of his segment, Percy Saltzman, has died. He was 91.
Saltzman was Canada’s…
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MONTREAL – The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) has launched its English-language Awards of Excellence, honouring outstanding achievement in Canadian TV programming for young viewers over the past…
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TORONTO – CBC Radio will be bringing a new sound to its arts and culture programming, offering more Canadian musical content on Radio Two and strengthened arts content on…
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HAMILTON – Long-time Hamilton radio host Bill Sturrup has died. He was 68.
The well-known community icon, loved by many Hamiltonians for his community dedication, spent the better part of…
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