TORONTO — Hollywood Suite announced today it will support the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by presenting a full day of programming from Indigenous filmmakers and producers on Sept. 30.
The programming will air on Hollywood Suite’s 2000s channel and will spotlight the culture, history and perspectives of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, says a press release.
Hollywood Suite’s special programming will begin on Sept. 29 at 7:20 p.m. ET with the premiere of Darlene Naponse’s award-winning film Falls Around Her (2018), which follows a world-famous Anishinaabe musician (played by Tantoo Cardinal) “who leaves everything behind to return…
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Also releases study showing Canadian content drives tourism
NETFLIX TODAY LAUNCHED a new website called Netflix in Your Neighbourhood, which highlights the Canadian cities and towns that have been used as Netflix filming locations, and released a new study indicating Canadian content has the potential to help drive tourism in the country.
The study was conducted by Basis Research in November 2020 and aggregates findings from research in Brazil, France, Germany, U.S., Australia and Sweden, according to the methodology described in the report. A total of 13,500 people were surveyed and 20 Netflix titles were tested.
The purpose of the…
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A commentary on what our PM could have said in response
By Denis Carmel
Dear Mr. O’Brien,
THANK YOU FOR providing your opinion on how to deal with a Bill to Modernize the Broadcasting Act.
One of the main perks of my job is all the free advice I get all the time, all the time.
You will appreciate that part of the way forward I cannot control nor predict but let me share as candidly as I can my thoughts at this venture.
I am inclined to appoint someone new to serve as Minister of Canadian Heritage. Steven Guilbeault did serve with…
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COGECO AND CBC both announced yesterday plans to broadcast special programming to honour the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.
Cogeco announced “YourTV stations throughout Ontario will be airing special programming produced by Indigenous Peoples for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,” a company press release says.
The programming, which will air from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., includes Cultural Mindfulness, directed by George Couchie, We Are Still Here, directed by Dwayne Cloes and Wawahte: Residential School Survivors, directed by John Sanfilippo.
“Wawahte was originally written by Kingston…
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COMMENTARY: The new bill can’t be the same as the old bill
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,
FOR MOST OF ITS SHORT life, Bill C-10, your now-dead proposed amendment to our Broadcasting Act, trundled along, hardly noticed by those outside the content industry.
It was considered a modest attempted bill which avoided some complicated questions altogether (such as the CBC’s future mandate) but, as you know, aimed at one main thing – having the likes of Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Google and others, contribute to Canadian content.
However, the whole thing turned sour, as you and our readers may recall, on just what will be…
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) and the Fédération des télévisions communautaires autonomes du Québec (the Fédération) announced today they are now accepting applications for a new round of funding from the federal government’s Local Journalism Initiative (LJI).
The announcement follows the Government of Canada’s renewal of CACTUS’s funding to support local journalists and communities under the LJI. CACTUS’s LJI contract with the Department of Canadian Heritage was extended until March 31, 2024, and includes an additional funding allocation for 2021-22 and 2022-23 to focus on underrepresented voices, says a press release.
As a result of…
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Five little words and a world of difference
By Doug Barrett
It’s hard to say how much the detailed party platforms matter in an election. In this one, each of the main platforms contains dedicated sections on the arts/culture/broadcasting sectors and it’s instructive to have a look at them.
To start, there appears to be complete unanimity on the question of ensuring the “foreign web giants contribute to the creation and promotion of Canadian stories and music” (Liberal); requiring “digital streaming giants to reinvest a significant portion of Canadian gross revenues” (Conservative); making sure that “Netflix, Facebook, Google and other digital media…
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WINNIPEG and TORONTO — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) announced today a new broadcast special, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, produced in collaboration with Insight Productions, will air on APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. ET.
“In recognition of the new federal statutory holiday, also known as Orange Shirt Day, this unique one-hour, commercial-free primetime special honours the stories and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the tragedies of the residential school system in Canada, with musical tributes and ceremonies in Indigenous communities across the land,” reads a press release.
The special will…
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By Denis Carmel
CARTT.CA HAS LEARNED large Canadian broadcasting and telecommunication enterprises collected significant amounts from the federal government’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) in 2020 and will likely receive more for 2021.
The following companies have, according to the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), received subsidies:
BCE: $122.9 million
Québecor: $3.1 million
Rogers: $90.5 million
Telus: $38.6 million
Stingray: $25.2 million
Corus: $34.9 million
Pelmorex: $6.3 million*
According to the administer these programs, “a Canadian employer who has seen a drop in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be eligible for a subsidy to cover part of its…
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Conservatives release 83-page electoral platform
By Denis Carmel
The recently announced federal election officially signals the death of Bill C-10.
In dissolving the House of Commons, any “incomplete business is terminated, including government and private members’ bills,” reads the House of Commons website.
This includes Bill C-10, the legislation intended to modernize the Broadcasting Act.
So much work for nothing is distressing but it also illustrates the difficulty of legislating in today’s world, especially with a minority government.
Assuming a new government reintroduces the same bill or a new one, they will have to start from scratch. So those 159 witnesses, 55 briefs tabled, 28 meetings…
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