By Connie Thiessen The CRTC is immediately lifting advertising time limit requirements for discretionary television services to position them to better compete with online platforms. The move is in response... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Super Channel announced Tuesday chief content officer (CCO) Jackie Pardy has decided to retire after four years with the company and more than 35 years working in the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Production company Vérité Films, in association with Jeremy Fisher Music and Hidden Pony Records, announced Tuesday CBC original animated kids’ series Jeremy and Jazzy is premiering new episodes today on CBC... Continue Reading
YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Vista Radio announced Friday it is partnering with the Salvation Army in Canada to raise funds in support of evacuees across the Northwest Territories. The worst wildfire... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen OTTAWA -- Canadian Heritage has provided more clarity on which platforms will be subject to the Online News Act and what they will need to do to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC approved an application by Natyf TV forcing broadcasters in Quebec to carry its channel on basic TV packages for five years. The regulator approved a monthly... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen MONTREAL -- Videotron has announced it will shutter its MAtv community channel in Montreal next summer. The Quebecor subsidiary said in an announcement Wednesday afternoon that it... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced Wednesday its NFB.ca fall lineup will include the premieres of two new feature documentaries in September along with special online programming. Starting... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced Wednesday a $10.7-million investment through its Pilot Program for Racialized Communities (PPRC) in 20 audiovisual projects led by production companies owned and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Blue Ant Media announced Tuesday it is partnering with content data platform IRIS.TV to enable advertisers to contextually target audiences at the video level on Blue Ant’s global suite of... Continue Reading