TORONTO – Some 30.4 million Canadians (or 86.3% of the population) have watched CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games across all networks and platforms during the first…
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TORONTO – Entertainment One has acquired full control of Toronto-based digital studio Secret Location in a move that it says underscores its “commitment to next-gen new format content…
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HAMPSHIRE, UK – Driven by greater content availability and compatible devices, 4K OTT (over the top) content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is contributing $5.5 million to 16 projects that applied for funding through the 2016-2017 English Point-of-View (POV) Program.
Twelve of the 16 approved…
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TORONTO – Independent broadcaster and producer Stornoway Communications has exited the broadcasting business after pulling the plug on its remaining linear channel, the public policy-focused iChannel, earlier this…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s CTV Go and TSN Go apps are now available on Xbox One, the first time that the apps are available on a gaming console.
CTV Go is…
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TORONTO – Bell Canada informed its customers last month that it is dropping a number of TV channels from its lineup.
While everyone is dropping ichannel because the parent company,…
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OTTAWA – Canadian video app platform company You.i TV has named Dan Beer as its first chief operating officer.
Beer (pictured) brings a long and tenured career leading, implementing and…
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Shaw write-down, content pauses, fuel talk of new, or no, partnership
IN JULY, SHAW COMMUNICATIONS wrote down the value of its 50% stake in the shomi streaming service to nil….
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MONTREAL – Stingray Digital Group has wrapped up the acquisition of three of the four music channels that it is buying from Bell Media.
Effective immediately, MuchVibe, MuchLoud, and Juicebox…
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