February 3, 2020 6 years ago

Canadian Music Week to induct Erin Davis into Hall of Fame; Radio Active overhauled

TORONTO – Longtime broadcaster Erin Davis (pictured) will be honoured during Canadian Music Week at its annual broadcast industry awards gala at Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto on Thursday,… Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 6 years ago

BTLR report is prime time at CMPA’s annual conference

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – After barely a day to digest, the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review panel report claimed centre stage during day one of the Canadian Media Producers… Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 6 years ago

Prime Time 2020: Lennox, Tait, clash over streaming-era financing strategies

By Etan Vlessing OTTAWA – As Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other U.S. streamers compete in Canada alongside local digital rivals Crave and CBC Gem, Bell Media president Randy… Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 6 years ago

Bell Let’s Talk Day brings in $7.7 million more for Canadian mental health

MONTREAL – Canadians and people around the world shared a record 154,387,425 messages of support for mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day and drove $7,719,371.25 in new mental… Continue Reading

January 31, 2020 6 years ago

New Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal will help revised Broadcasting Act, says CAB

OTTAWA – “Private broadcasters are encouraged to see that the government maintained the general exception for Canada’s cultural industries in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)”, said Canadian Association of… Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 6 years ago

CTV announces comedy from the producers of Letterkenny

OTTAWA – At Prime Time in Ottawa today, CTV announced a brand new comedy series, Children Ruin Everything. From the producers of Bell Media’s hit Letterkenny, the new series features… Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 6 years ago

TLN and Canadian Civil Liberties Association unite on new PSA campaign

TORONTO – TLN Media Group and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association this week announced a working relationship “to ensure multicultural Canadians receive information and education about their rights and… Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 6 years ago

Sportsnet and Ryerson partner on gender equity initiative

TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet and Ryerson University’s Faculty of Communications and Design announced today the Sportsnet Diversity and Gender Equity Initiative, set to launch for the fall 2020 semester. This… Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 6 years ago

Alberta launches new film, TV, tax credit

EDMONTON – The province of Alberta announced a new Film and Television Tax Credit program this week. Application intake for the program is now open “and will support projects that… Continue Reading

January 30, 2020 6 years ago

Nelvana greenlights season three of Miss Persona

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s content division Nelvana, announce today it will produce the season three greenlight of its preschool series, Miss Persona (60x7min). The new season will introduce new characters,… Continue Reading