By Connie Thiessen
WildBrain has announced it’s reached an agreement to acquire Toronto animation pre-production studio, House of Cool, expanding the company’s pre-production capabilities for animated series, specials and features.
Under the agreement,…
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By Konrad von Finckenstein, former chair of the CRTC, and Philip Palmer, former general counsel at the Justice Department focused on communications law
The Online News Act, Bill C-18, states…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC ruled Thursday that Rogers gave itself and its own sports channels an unfair preference by refusal to carry for broadcasting Timeless’s OneSoccer.
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By Connie Thiessen
It was another record-breaking year for film and television production in Ontario last year, according to Ontario Creates, which released its annual statistics report Tuesday morning.
Ontario reported its highest…
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MONTREAL – Martin Carrier, the president of TVA Group’s film studio MELS, is stepping down on March 24, a press release said Thursday.
“I leave with the knowledge that MELS…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC said Wednesday it will hold a hearing beginning on June 28 to consider applications by two not-for-profit indigenous television networks to add their channels to…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Netflix is asking the Federal Court to find that trademarks for ‘Outlast’ by Montreal-based Red Barrels is invalid to protect it against threats allegedly made…
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OAKVILLE, On. – The Weather Network announced Wednesday that is it expanding into the realm of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) with the launch of its first such channel…
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By Connie Thiessen
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has appointed filmmaker and National Film Board (NFB) veteran Julie Roy as executive director of Telefilm Canada for a five-year term, effective April 3.
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – The head of Google’s Canadian operation was repeatedly pilloried on Friday by members from all parties of the House of Commons standing committee on Canadian…
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