CMF will spend $364 million on Canadian TV and digital production this year

TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) said last week it will invest $364 million in Canada’s television and digital media industries in its upcoming fiscal year. It also published program guidelines for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The breakdown of the 2021-2022 program budget can be seen below. That cash all comes from Canadians, most through a small percentage of the pay-TV bills Canadians pay every month to the companies you see above, along with some from the federal government. “Over the past year, our industry has overcome some of the most challenging times in decades,” said Valerie Creighton, president...