CUPERTINO, CA – Apple’s new video subscription service Apple TV+ will launch this fall in over 100 countries including Canada, the tech giant said Monday from a star-studded event at the Steve Jobs Theater.
The ad-free service will sit inside a revamped Apple TV app and become “the new home for the world’s most creative storytellers,” hopes the company, and include original shows, movies and documentaries from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer, J.J. Abrams, Jason Momoa, M. Night Shyamalan, Jon M. Chu and Sesame Street Workshop (whose first…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has decided against issuing a call for new radio stations to serve Timmins after finding that the market cannot sustain an additional commercial radio station at this time.
Located in northeastern Ontario approximately 280 kilometers north of Sudbury, the Timmins radio market is currently served by four commercial FM radio stations: the English-language stations CJQQ-FM and CKGB-FM, operated by Rogers Media; the English-language station CHMT-FM, operated by Vista; and the French-language station CHYK-FM, operated by LE5 Communications. It is also served by the Indigenous station CJWT-FM, operated by Wawatay Native Communications Society, as well as rebroadcasting…
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OTTAWA – A new report by the Media Technology Monitor (MTM) seeks to understand how mediums like OTT services and the dominance of smartphones has had a broader impact on media usage in families.
Modern Families and Modern Technologies: An Overview of Canadian Households profiles Anglophone families and their ownership of media technology.
Key findings from the Families Report include:
– There is a notable difference between different family composition groups in terms of household TV reception. Households with children under 7 are more likely to be getting their TV content online. On the other hand, households with teens are more…
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WE’VE ALL HEARD THE conventional wisdom which says live sports is one of the last remaining mass audience attractions for linear TV – and that it will help retain a large chunk Canadian households opting for a subscription TV service.
Indeed, according to a new report from Winnipeg’s Communications Management Inc., TV companies and some streamers believe this in their bones, as evidenced by massive increases in spending on sports rights the past few years.
In fact, with the myriad ways sports is delivered, “the many emerging options for the delivery of video programming to consumers has also increased demand, with…
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Once described by CBC as “the Forrest Gump of Canadian pop culture”
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Canadian entertainment lawyer, TV producer, songwriter and author Stephen Stohn has been named chancellor of Peterborough’s Trent University.
Stohn’s appointment as Trent's 12th chancellor was approved by the University Senate on March 12, making him the second alumnus to hold the position in the institution’s 55-year history.
After graduating from Trent in 1969 with a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics, Stohn began his more than 50-year career in the industry as a performing artist and songwriter, before becoming a television producer. A 14-time Canadian Screen Award (formerly…
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TORONTO – Former MLSE exec Joe Gottfried is joining CBC/Radio-Canada as director of sales and marketing, Sports & Olympics.
With over 20 years of media experience, Gottfried has an extensive knowledge of the sports and entertainment media industries. He joins the public broadcaster from MLSE where he was director media sales & integration – global partnerships.
The addition of Gottfried to CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions will be a key factor in delivering the best Olympic experience possible to partners and to Canadians at Tokyo 2020, and beyond, reads Friday’s announcement.
“Joe is a solutions provider. His 20+ years in media sales, encompassing…
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TORONTO – Principal photography is underway for the third season of CBC and Netflix’s Anne with an E which is adding an Indigenous storyline and characters.
After an extensive cross-Canada search, Anne with an E producers cast 12-year-old Kiawenti:io Tarbell, a Mohawk from Akwesasne, to portray Ka’kwet, an independent, resilient Mi’kmaq girl who befriends Anne. As a result of an open-call search across Canada, 230 candidates auditioned in person or via tape for the role, with shortlisted actors invited to an acting workshop in Toronto where Tarbell was chosen by the producers and casting team. Other new Indigenous cast members include…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC is joining forces with Canada's big public and private-sector broadcasters in an effort to help more women to play leading roles in the Canadian film and television production industry.
On Friday, also International Women’s Day, the Commission shared some details from its recent Women in Production Summit held last December. In addition to CRTC chair Ian Scott and broadcasting vice-chair Dr. Caroline Simard, attendees included Rick Brace, president, Rogers Media; France Lauzière, president and CEO of TVA Group Inc.; Randy Lennox, president, Bell Media; Doug Murphy, president and CEO, Corus Entertainment; Josh Scherba, president, DHX…
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TORONTO – Shaftesbury has tapped former CBC exec Dylen Postnikoff for the newly expanded position of global brand strategy VP.
Postnikoff will lead the marketing and communications strategies for Shaftesbury’s premium entertainment properties. She will be responsible for cultivating and serving the company’s global audiences while expanding its content footprint, focusing on audience awareness, audience loyalty, and increasing engagement by building on existing global fandoms, and tapping into passionate audiences to create deep and dynamic new ones. She will also oversee merchandising and licensing for all of the company’s titles which include TV series Murdoch Mysteries, web series/feature film Carmilla, the anthology series Slasher and upcoming TV drama Hudson & Rex.
Most recently, Postnikoff was…
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TORONTO – Accolades continue to pour in after the passing of Canadian television producer and philanthropist Sandra Faire, who died on February 27 in Toronto. No age or cause of death was provided.
Faire began her lengthy career at CBC where she produced a number of award-winning shows, including Rita and Friends and Anne Murray's Family Christmas, plus many variety specials celebrating Canadian artists and culture.
"Sandra stands out as a beacon of our industry, a formidable force in the creation of some of Canada's finest productions”, said CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait, in a statement. “She will be missed."
Faire was…
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