TORONTO – A slight thaw in the TV advertising market combined with gains in its TV merchandising and distribution segment helped to boost second quarter profits at Corus Entertainment, the…
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EDMONTON – Super Channel has commissioned the second season of Canadian Mennonite drug drama Pure.
Inspired by actual events, Pure tells the story of a newly-elected pastor trapped into working…
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TORONTO – Corus Studios has finalized new broadcast deals for a number of its unscripted lifestyle series ahead of MIPTV.
Sales highlights of new international deals secured include:
– Backyard Builds…
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Nearly 10,000 submissions, most by people who didn’t read the proposal
GATINEAU – The FairPlay Coalition has a fight on its hands.
Last week saw the passing of the deadline to…
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WINNIPEG – As long as the federal government and their provincial counterparts keep allowing Netflix to do business in Canada without at least collecting sales taxes, they are perpetuating…
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OTTAWA – A radio personality who suggested that drivers run down cyclists breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics, says the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
On March 27,…
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TORONTO – Encore+ is partnering with Hot Docs on a new collection of Canadian productions previously screened at either Hot Docs Festival or the Hot Docs Ted Rogers…
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TORONTO – A new poll commissioned by The Canadian Journalism Foundation finds the right to access news outweighs personal reputation considerations when it comes to…
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TORONTO and LONDON – Canadian specialist archive curator MajikBus Entertainment is helping to bring rare and unreleased musical gems from the CBC’s vaults to light.
In the late 1960s, CBC…
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OTTAWA – A trailer for a horror movie that aired during a CFL game did not breach any broadcast codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.
The CBSC…
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