The CRTC on Monday announced new dates for two of the broadcasting hearings it recently postponed after the federal election was called last week. The public hearing focused on the definition of Canadian... Continue Reading
CBC News announced Monday it is providing extensive and in-depth reporting and analysis of Canada’s 45th federal election across all of its platforms, leading up to and including election day on Monday,... Continue Reading
UK-based CK Talent Management announced last month the opening of a Canadian division and the appointment of veteran Canadian entertainment executive Lowell Schrieder as division director. Based in Toronto, the Canadian division... Continue Reading
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) announced last week BBDO Canada has agreed to work exclusively with ACTRA performers for all of the advertising agency’s commercial projects. “Since... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Skywild Pictures is the new Toronto-based scripted television and film prodco, founded by writer and executive producer Travis Farncombe and TV executive/producer Angela Jennings. Jennings, who’ll serve... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) said it intends to move forward with a legal challenge it filed last June objecting to a CRTC decision granting regulatory... Continue Reading
The Disability Screen Office (DSO) announced Wednesday it is leading Canada’s first-ever multi-year study on the participation of people with disabilities in the Canadian film and TV industry and the barriers they... Continue Reading
Bell Media announced Wednesday it is strengthening its existing partnership with Montreal-based Sphere Media by acquiring a majority stake in global content distributor Sphere Abacus, through its parent company Sphere Media International.... Continue Reading
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and France’s Union Syndicale de la Production Audiovisuelle (USPA) announced Tuesday a joint delegation of producers from Canada and France that will participate in... Continue Reading
WildBrain announced Tuesday it has expanded its presence in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) kids’ space with new channels launched across Europe for a range of brands including Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake,... Continue Reading
