By Connie Thiessen
CBC/Radio-Canada is now a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), putting the public broadcaster in a position to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The federal…
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The CRTC on Thursday approved for distribution two non-Canadian channels.
Public broadcasting service WPBS-TV, serving northern New York and eastern Ontario, and family entertainment service Dog and Cat TV were…
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Corus Entertainment on Wednesday announced Adult Swim’s new animated series, President Curtis, will debut Sunday, July 26 at 11:30 p.m. ET, immediately following the Rick and Morty Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen
A group of minority shareholders has formally filed its opposition to Corus Entertainment’s proposed $500-million debt-for-equity recapitalization plan, urging the CRTC to demand full transparency…
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Between 2019-20 and 2023-24, English-language minority film and television production in Canada fell by nearly 40 per cent, according to a report released Tuesday by the…
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Quebecor Content on Tuesday announced a licensing agreement with Disney+ to bring five one-hour, made-in-Quebec drama series to the platform for streaming in Canada.
Distributed by TVA Distribution, Quebecor Content’s…
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Quebec City-based independent kids content producer Epic Storyworlds announced Monday it has signed a deal with on-demand streaming platform TV5Monde+ for its Quebec-made children’s animated series Guiby the Super Baby.
Based…
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Attracting a record average audience of 5.3 million viewers across Bell Media’s TSN, RDS, CTV, Noovo and Crave, Canada Soccer’s men’s national team’s first-ever FIFA World Cup victory last…
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By Ahmad Hathout
A paper published in the Canadian Bar Review last spring that called federal jurisdiction over online streamers “suspect” was studied by Canadian Heritage, according to heavily redacted…
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The CRTC on Thursday approved Stingray’s acquisition of Calgary’s CHUP-FM (C97.7) from Rawlco Radio.
The $6.1-million acquisition, announced in November, will see Stingray operate three FM stations (including CKMP-FM and…
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