Blames pressure on traditional TV on unfair practices
MONTREAL – Quebecor Media's TVA Group announced Wednesday morning it has eliminated 68 jobs in its television group.
“The decision was made necessary…
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TORONTO – As it faces a shrinking cable TV landscape and still needing buzzy shows to entice advertisers and compete with Netflix, the biggest headline from Corus Entertainment's upfront…
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HALIFAX – DHX Media said Tuesday that Indian company Sakthi Global Holdings has made an unsolicited offer for the company.
A statement from the children's content and brands company confirmed that…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has re-opened the incentive for the co-development and co-production of digital media projects between Canadian producers and German producers based in Berlin-Brandenburg.
Now…
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TORONTO – Blue Ant International has named Ludo Dufour to the newly created role of SVP international co-productions and sales, based in the distributor’s Los Angeles office.
Previously the managing director…
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OTTAWA – The federal government should update the rules regarding first ownership of cinematographic works; maintain the definition of “sound recording” in the Copyright Act; and amend the legislation…
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TSN/RDS hold TV rights here
TORONTO – American football fans will soon get another serving of the Canadian game after U.S. sports network ESPN and its OTT streamer ESPN+ agreed…
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OTTAWA – A growing segment of TV viewers is seeking out content in a language other than Canada’s two official languages, says a new report from Media Technology Monitor…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s biggest TV brands will be part of Amazon’s Prime Video Channels lineup when the streaming service launches in Canada this year.
The broadcaster said Monday that its television…
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TORONTO – Janet Yale, chair of the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review panel, told the telecom industry on Monday morning that they will have to think far more broadly…
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