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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TORONTO – With Jurassic Park already percolating outside the Real Sports Bar well before the NBA Finals game 1 on Thursday morning, inside were Canada’s group of independent TV…
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TORONTO – ACTRA and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) are behind a dedicated helpline designed to support their members when reporting incidents of harassment.
Known as HAVEN (Harassment and…
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TORONTO – Citytv has scooped up the ‘Chicago’ franchise which it said will anchor its 2019/20 schedule that also includes 15 new shows and 17 returning favourites.
New series include…
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TORONTO – Corus-owned Global will have 12 new series in its 2019-2020 programming lineup, including eight new primetime series, one new daytime talk show, one new late-night series, and…
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