By Connie Thiessen CBC News has released audience insights indicating that the looming U.S.-Canada trade war boosted views on its mobile app to a level not seen since 2022. The viewer... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Sid Seixeiro and Meredith Shaw have been released as the hosts of the Citytv’s Breakfast Television (BT). BT personality Devo Brown shared the news with viewers Monday morning that the hosting duo were no longer... Continue Reading
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) announced last week a $3-million investment in nine Quebec-produced animation series for children and youth. The CMF-SODEC Prototyping of Children... Continue Reading
Telefilm Canada announced last week a funding commitment of $235,000 to support 34 small Canadian film festivals with start dates between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2025, as part of the second... Continue Reading
Canadian production company Shaftesbury announced Monday the appointment of seasoned producer Shauna Jamison to its leadership team as vice president of production. With a career spanning Canadian and American productions... Continue Reading
CBC News announced Tuesday the appointment of Prasanna Rajagopalan as the new senior managing director for CBC’s Ontario region. Most recently the director of journalism and programming for CBC Toronto, Rajagopalan will... Continue Reading
Blue Ant Media announced today at NATPE Global in Miami that three of its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels are now available on DIRECTV’S recently launched MyFree DIRECTV streaming... Continue Reading
Canada’s Walk of Fame last Friday released five short vignettes by emerging Canadian filmmakers of the 2024 Future Storytellers program, each telling the story of one of the most accomplished and... Continue Reading
WildBrain announced last week it has secured global distribution rights for the musical preschool series Songs from the Bright Side, produced by Toronto-based composer and recording artist Adam Goddard and director and animator... Continue Reading
Broadpeak, a France-based provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for pay-TV operators and other content providers, announced last week Telus is using Broadpeak’s Origin Packager solution to simplify... Continue Reading