CBC, Netflix and APTN announced last week the start of production on North of North, a new comedy series that was announced in December and was formerly known as Untitled Arctic Comedy. Now filming in Nunavut, North... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC wants to know whether news publishers that fail to strike a deal with online platforms to host their content should be required to immediately use... Continue Reading
Despite the prevalence of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, two-thirds of Canadians continue to subscribe to traditional TV services, according to a new report from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a... Continue Reading
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge on Friday launched the application process for the next president of CBC/Radio-Canada. The minister announced the convening of an independent advisory committee consisting of 10 individuals... Continue Reading
By Glenn O’Farrell, former media executive of Groupe Média TFO, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Global Television, and TVA “It’s time to take back the internet,” a recent ad proclaimed. It... Continue Reading
The Governor in Council has reappointed René Légère and Jennifer Moore Rattray to CBC’s board of directors, on the recommendation of Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge. In addition, Marie-Anne Tawil has been appointed as a... Continue Reading
CBC announced Wednesday the second round of AccessCBC, a national program that provides pre-development training, mentorship and financing support to Deaf and disabled creators. For the second iteration of the initiative, CBC... Continue Reading
CBC/Radio-Canada on Monday unveiled its first-ever National Indigenous Strategy, called Strengthening Relations, Walking Together, and also announced the creation of a new Indigenous Office at the public broadcaster. The announcement was... Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA -- The federal government might have scored a win by getting agreement from the world’s most popular search engine to compensate news publishers and broadcasters for... Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA -- Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge expects that a “growing sector” will emerge from the regulatory broadcasting framework the CRTC plans to release later this year... Continue Reading
