CMF boosts budget, tweaks program guidelines

TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has set its 2012-2013 program budget at $375 million, an increase of $4 million over last year’s budget. The organization also revised its program guidelines for the next two years. Changes to the guidelines reflect the organization’s objective to simplify its policies and programs and to reward success, the CMF said in a statement, which includes a requirement that all CMF-funded projects report on sales. Click here for a full summary of all changes. “The changes to the program guidelines reflect feedback received during extensive consultations with the industry”, said president and CEO...