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February 22, 2021 6 days ago

South Korean esports arena chooses Ross production equipment

OTTAWA and GWANGJU, South Korea — Video production solution provider Ross Video announced today the city of Gwangju in South Korea has chosen Ross equipment for the production workflow system... Continue Reading

February 22, 2021 6 days ago

Radio-Canada appoints new ombud

MONTREAL — Radio-Canada’s director of digital operations and community relations, Pierre Champoux (above), has been appointed as ombudsman for CBC/Radio-Canada’s French services. He replaces Guy Gendron. Champoux has 35 years... Continue Reading

February 21, 2021 7 days ago

Bill C-10: Independents fear lack of regs over IPTV

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Bill C-10 passed second reading unanimously last Tuesday and was officially referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for study, which of course, has... Continue Reading

February 19, 2021 1 week ago

Group continues push for more CBC data

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – In the disagreement between the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF) et la Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) and the CBC over the alleged lack... Continue Reading

February 19, 2021 1 week ago

Pandemic hits TVA Q4 revenue, but helps with expenses

MONTREAL – Quebecor’s TVA Group announced this week operating revenues of $147.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-over-year decrease of $16.6 million. However, thanks to the delay... Continue Reading

February 19, 2021 1 week ago

Quebecor to adapt The Masked Singer for TVA

MONTREAL – Quebecor Content announced this week it purchased the rights to The Masked Singer, the hit South Korean TV format which has been playing to high ratings on Fox,... Continue Reading

February 17, 2021 2 weeks ago

ANALYSIS: Broadcasting, Cancon and the Internet. A way forward without Bill C-10

Third in a three-part series By Len St-Aubin FOR DECADES, CANADIAN broadcasting policy, grounded in the limitations of over-the-air radio and TV, has restricted consumer choice in the name of Canadian… Continue Reading

February 17, 2021 2 weeks ago

Bill C-10: $830 million in new Cancon funding is an “illustrative estimate”

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Federal government officials, most notably Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, have been saying since Bill C-10 was introduced, that it could deliver as much as... Continue Reading

February 17, 2021 2 weeks ago

Two decades of CHCH Morning Live

By Ruby Pratka HAMILTON – Every weekday for the past 20 years, Bob Cowan’s alarm has rung at 2:30 in the morning. Cowan is the longest-serving anchor of CHCH Morning... Continue Reading

February 17, 2021 2 weeks ago

Throat-stepping hockey commentary crosses a line, says CBSC

OTTAWA — A violent suggestion about hockey players stepping on opponents’ throats made by now former colour commentator Brian Burke (who was recently named president of hockey operations with the... Continue Reading

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