MONTREAL - A tax promoting the production of Canadian content for the Internet “is not needed”, and taxing Internet service providers for this purpose “amounts to taxing Canadian consumers under... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Reaction to the new Canadian Media Fund (CMF) was predictably mixed, but the consensus seems to be that the distributors got what they wanted. For starters, the CMF’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Getting funding to make television in Canada is about to get a whole lot different. Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore announced today the Canadian Media Fund, a combination... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – We’d almost forgotten about it, but the federal government just might release its decision on the Canadian Television Fund next week. A source with knowledge of the decision’s... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Former Videotron executive Yvan Gingras has been named COO of Sun Media, effective immediately. Reporting directly to president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau, Gingras will be responsible for... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Growth at Quebecor’s cable company Videotron helped the company see an almost 11% increase in revenue, and an 18% jump in operating income for fiscal 2008. The company, which announced... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – While Canadian private broadcasters are increasingly spending big on American programming, their profitability took a huge hit in the 2008 broadcast year, ended August 31st, CRTC numbers show.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Citing “economic and market realities” the Canadian Association of Broadcasters will be a far smaller organization going forward, concentrating more on policy and copyright matters. As Cartt.ca reported... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The official announcement will come Wednesday morning we’re told, but Cartt.ca has learned that the Canadian Association of Broadcasters will go forward as a very different, far smaller,... Continue Reading
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Among Canadian TV web brands, The Weather Network sets the pace. The company set a new record for unique viewers in December as 6.86 million Canadians visited... Continue Reading
