MONTREAL – The Quebecor Fund board of directors announced Tuesday the Canadian production companies that will receive financial assistance in the 47th round of the fund’s Television Production Assistance Program, totalling more... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Hollywood Suite announced Tuesday it will ring in the new year with the exclusive broadcast premieres of three new Canadian films. All three movies will be available via... Continue Reading
SINGAPORE – Blue Ant Media announced Tuesday at Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) a slew of multi-genre sales to Asia-Pacific broadcasters, totalling more than 550 hours of programming. The... Continue Reading
LONDON – WildBrain’s U.K.-based brand licensing agency WildBrain CPLG announced Tuesday a number of deals for Dr. Seuss Enterprise’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! across the U.K. and Europe. WildBrain CPLG’s collaboration... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC said it will not need additional financial resources to maintain a database of online services because the $10 million threshold to register for possible mandatory... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen CBC/Radio-Canada is officially cutting 600 positions and will leave another 200 vacancies unfilled as the public broadcaster looks to undertake $125 million in cost-cutting measures for fiscal... Continue Reading
CBC announced Monday streaming and broadcast premiere dates for its winter 2024 slate of new and returning programming on CBC Gem and CBC TV, including more than 20 original series from Canadian... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Netflix floated the idea Thursday that the commission could tie any required foreign financial contribution to Canadian content funds to planned investments rather than previous... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – A representative from music and podcast streaming service Spotify told the CRTC Wednesday that the platform hopes the idea that online streamers should make a... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Google has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see the digital giant contribute $100 million in annual financial support to meet its obligations under... Continue Reading
