OTTAWA – More flexible deal making, predictable and long-term funding for CBC/Radio-Canada and a light hand from the broadcast regulator are key to ensure Canadian content can be successful,…
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OTTAWA – CraveTV, in partnership with The Comedy Network, has commissioned its first original Canadian series, a half-hour comedy named Letterkenny.
Based on the internet hit Letterkenny Problems, a…
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MONTREAL – Cirque du Soleil Média is collaborating with Samsung and Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studio on the development of an original virtual reality experience that ties in with…
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TORONTO – While radio stations in general face many of the same issues thanks to burgeoning competition from streaming audio services, the separate AM and FM bands have their…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive Canadian English-language multimedia rights for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey which will take at the Air Canada Centre in…
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OTTAWA – The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) has launched a new pilot program offering young Canadians a unique radio experience by means of training grants.
Youth on the…
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TORONTO – Canadian audiovisual talent is the focus of eyeoncanada.ca, a new bilingual website dedicated to showcasing Canadian feature film, television, and digital media.
Created by the Canada…
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MONTREAL – TVA Group ended 2014 in a sea of red ink, capped by a $4.4 million net loss attributable to shareholders in its fourth quarter.
The Quebecor Media subsidiary…
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TORONTO – Broadcast radio’s primary sustainable advantages over streaming audio services will continue to be its live and local content for the foreseeable future, according to industry…
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TORONTO – Faced with an increasing number of streaming audio services and mobile radio apps competing for space on the dashboards of modern cars (not like the…
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