OTTAWA – The next meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, which is studying Bill C-10, the bill to amend the Broadcasting Act, will be held Monday with the... Continue Reading
Bill C-10 and Canadian ownership rules
By Len St-Aubin
BILL C-10 WOULD REMOVE from the Broadcasting Act the requirement that “the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by…
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TORONTO — Blue Ant Media announced today it is launching Crimetime, its second free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel on the Roku Channel, following the launch of HauntTV in December.... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel, in association with Boat Rocker Studios’ unscripted division Proper Television, announced today production has begun on the new culinary series Mary Makes It... Continue Reading
Cumulative revenue for Canadian TV and radio has declined by $1.36 billion since 2016 By Robert Malcolmson THE DIRE SITUATION FACING Canada’s television and radio industry – the lifeblood for... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Hollywood Suite today announced the socially conscious documentary short What About Our Future? will have its Canadian broadcast premiere on Sunday, March 21 at 9 p.m. ET on... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — Almost all new Canadians own smartphones and watch YouTube videos, but they’re not so big on subscribing to traditional TV services, according to a new report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO and LOS ANGELES — Canadian production company marblemedia, in association with Cloudco Entertainment, today announced it has received a series order for a half-hour, live-action comedy, Overlord and the... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Blue Ant Media’s new BBC First channel officially launched today in Canada. Replacing the broadcaster’s Hi-Fi channel, BBC First is now available across Canada in free preview for... Continue Reading
By Steve Faguy FOR A MEDIA SECTOR whose consumption comes predominantly from commuters in their cars, what happens when everyone works from home and there is no more commuting? The... Continue Reading