TORONTO – The Independent Production Fund (IPF) is investing close to $2 million in 16 new English and French-language scripted drama series designed and produced for exploitation on web platforms…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC will be recognized with a 2016 Public Service Award of Excellence this fall for its Let’s Talk TV initiative aimed at modernizing the Canadian television…
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TORONTO – Fans of W Network’s Love It or List It may now play in the online world of interior design or real estate thanks to a new game…
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TORONTO – Rogers-owned OMNI Television has filed an application with the CRTC for a new must-carry, multilingual and multicultural channel to be known as OMNI Regional.
The proposed national channel…
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TORONTO – CBC has committed to increase the number of women directing its scripted television series.
The public broadcaster said that women will make up half or more of all directors…
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TORONTO – According to new research from Toronto’s Solutions Research Group, Netflix now counts more than 5 million subscribing households in…
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BANFF – An 8 a.m. gathering of various hungover and/or jet lagged TV types in the thin mountain air of Banff had lots of potential.
However, when better to kvetch…
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BANFF – Inside the picturesque Banff Springs Hotel much is being said about monetization strategies for content development and distribution.
And in that context it's fun to recall that titles…
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THE FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA recently granted three large broadcasters an order for an injunction against retailers of pre-loaded “plug-and-play” set-top boxes. The apps pre-loaded…
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MONTREAL – Removing barriers to competition in industries like telecommunications and broadcasting could help to improve Canada’s productivity, according to a new OECD report.
The latest Economic Survey of Canada, presented…
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