By Connie Thiessen Canada’s place in the global content industry and government oversight in the face of huge technological change, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), are just a few of the... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen MediaPro and Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) are headed to court with both sides alleging the other is unable to fulfil their part of their commercial broadcast rights... Continue Reading
Bell on Thursday launched its new Fibe TV service in Atlantic Canada, bringing together a variety of live and on-demand content in one place. Leveraging Google Android technology, the new... Continue Reading
Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster TFO announced Wednesday the appointment of Sonia Boisvert as vice-president of content and production. Boisvert is succeeding Claude Sauvé, who will remain with TFO as a special advisor... Continue Reading
LGBTQ+ television and streaming service OUTtv, in partnership with inclusive content producer Fuse Media, announced Wednesday it has secured a deal with Channelbox to distribute its free ad-supported streaming TV... Continue Reading
Corus announced Tuesday Byron Garby, general manager of national radio sales at Corus, is retiring at the end of January. Garby has held the position since joining Corus in 2015.... Continue Reading
Canadian kids and family entertainment company WildBrain announced Monday it will handle global sales, outside Ireland and Belgium, for the new eight-episode live-action tween drama Louise Lives Large, commissioned by Ireland’s RTÉ,... Continue Reading
Canadian documentary and factual production company Nomad Films announced Monday long-time in-house producer Amanda Handy is assuming ownership of the prodco, which was founded in 1997 by veteran filmmaker Mark... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Paul Morton, one of the original investors in CanWest Broadcasting, passed away Wednesday. He was 85. Morton, the son of Henry Morton, founder of the Odeon Morton... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Telus announced Thursday it has launched a new trio streaming bundle for those who want certain streaming services in one package. The newest edition to the Stream+... Continue Reading
