MONTREAL — Canadian insurance broker and financial services firm Assurart, based in Montreal, announced today it is offering flexible coronavirus production insurance for film and TV producers across Canada. “The... Continue Reading
GATINEAU — The CRTC announced today it is amending the exemption order for still image programming service undertakings to include low-motion programming services, to allow, in addition to background music,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) announced today it has selected 21 stations across Canada that will receive funding through the federal government’s Local Journalism Initiative. Funded... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — Gusto TV announced today its culinary content is now available on Struum, the recently launched streaming service created by former Disney and Discovery senior executives, including former Disney... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Corus Entertainment and the Banff World Media Festival announced today the five recipients of this year’s Corus Apprentice Program: Lifestyle Showrunner. The 2021 recipients of the program are... Continue Reading
CALGARY and SINGAPORE — Calgary’s Kidoodle.TV, an AVOD streaming service for kids, and Singapore-based studio One Animation announced today the launch of a new series called Oddbods: Busy Bodies which... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Hollywood Suite announced Tuesday morning its “Box Office Bonanza” summer lineup will see a top blockbuster movie air every night on Hollywood Suite, from June 1 to August... Continue Reading
Government must look before it leaps with C-10
By Monica Auer
THE DECISION BY THE Minister of Canadian Heritage several weeks ago to drop explicit protection for user-generated content uploaded to…
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TORONTO — The indieNET group of broadcasters, which includes CHCH TV, YesTV, CHEK and NTV, is inviting advertisers, marketers and broadcasters to join them for the group’s digital upfront scheduled... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – Four hours worth of meetings on Friday and Monday barely advanced the progress of Bill C-10 at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and as... Continue Reading
