TORONTO – CBC Kids has greenlit a new 10 episode, three minute series from marblemedia that will keep children and their parents guessing.
Each episode of Holy Baloney features three kids who take time out of their lunch hour to answer a poignant question about everyday things, with each giving a different, often hilarious, response. The questions, and sometimes the answers, will be tricky for both kids and parents, but it’s up to the viewers to watch the convincing answers of all three schoolyard experts and decide which answer is right, and which two are complete baloney.
The kid friendly series…
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HALIFAX – Kalin Mitchell is joining CTV Atlantic as chief meteorologist for its locally focused evening newscasts, CTV News At Five and CTV News At Six.
Mitchell (pictured) has been tracking weather patterns for the last 10 years with Environment Canada and most recently with CBC Nova Scotia.
“Kalin is both a dedicated weather scientist and an engaging broadcaster,” said CTV Atlantic news director Dan Appleby, in the news release. “His first-rate reputation for accuracy and professionalism makes him the perfect fit to carry on CTV Atlantic’s longstanding legacy for the region’s best weather coverage.”
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is denouncing a Quebec Superior Court ruling that a Radio-Canada journalist reveal confidential sources.
Justice Jean-François Émond last week ordered investigative journalist Marie-Maude Denis to identify sources who came forward as part of her investigation into alleged collusion in the awarding of public contracts in Quebec.
In a statement Saturday, CAJ called the court’s decision “wrongheaded and damaging to constitutionally guaranteed press freedom”, a sentiment shared by the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, among other press-freedom groups.
"Just months after Canada introduced a press-shield law meant to protect confidential sources, a judge is…
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VANCOUVER – Sunday’s broadcast of the 2018 Juno Awards will be live streamed on Twitter for the first time.
A partnership between Twitter and CBC, the program will begin at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on March 25 at Twitter.com/CBCMusic, with spots from sponsor TD running as pre-roll before the live stream.
In the lead-up and during the event, music fans can Tweet #JUNOS to unlock a custom emoji, Twitter added. In addition, this year’s award show includes a Juno Fan Choice Award, which is voted on by fans through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
According to Twitter Canada, 2018 Juno Awards performers…
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TORONTO – The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games did a good job capturing imaginations this winter generating strong Canadian audiences for sponsors and advertisers on TV, digital and social channels according to a new report from Toronto’s Solutions Research Group.
According to the survey, three-in-four Canadians (75%) said they followed at least some of the Olympics on any platform (TV, digital, social or mobile sources). While this is a strong majority overall, it fell short of the 82% level who said they followed at least some of Sochi Winter Olympics based on a comparable SRG post-event survey of 1,000 Canadians…
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TORONTO – CBC Kids is readying the exclusive Canadian premiere of the new animated series Pablo, the first-ever children’s series to feature an autistic central character.
The series follows Pablo, a smart and artistic five-year-old boy who is on the autism spectrum. Using his magic crayons, his imaginative drawings come to life, enabling him to face the real world with confidence. Pablo bravely turns his life challenges into fantastic adventures with the help of his Art World friends, Llama, Noa, Mouse, Draff, Tang, and Wren. Co-written and voiced by young autistic talent, each story reflects the real-life experiences of children…
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TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television honoured the best in Canadian film and television Sunday night at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards live from Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
Forty-three awards were presented to Canada's best screen talent, with Maudie, The Breadwinner, Hochelaga, Land of Souls, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, Kim's Convenience, Alias Grace and The Amazing Race Canada among the winners. Click here for the complete list of all winners.
“We continue to be inspired by the caliber of our Canadian directors, actors, screenwriters, producers, composers and designers who dedicate their…
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OTTAWA – Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) chair Sylvie Courtemanche has been named Woman of the Year by Women in Communications and Technology (WCT).
Prior to joining CBSC in January, Courtemanche (pictured) was a senior executive at Corus for both regulatory matters and government relations. She has also held roles as EVP policy and regulatory affairs for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, legal counsel at the CRTC, and had her own consulting practice related to broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada.
Cogeco Connexion was named company of the year, and WCT also named 9 other recipients of its annual awards, which recognize…
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TORONTO – Canada’s creative community has released an industry-wide code of conduct to help prevent and respond to harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence in the workplace.
The Code, which has already been adopted by 24 organizations with more to follow, “represents a commitment by engaged stakeholders to shift the culture, to prevent and respond to harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence and to ensure every workplace is one where safety, respect and professionalism are the norm”, reads a statement signed by The Canadian Creative Industries.
The Code springs from work that began last November for an industry-wide response to…
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OTTAWA – Despite the plethora of video content choices, the majority of Canadians still subscribe to a paid TV service, says a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
TV Distribution: Analysis of the English-Language Market looks at trends in the way consumers access TV, what products/services they are using, and how they bundle their services. It also outlines user profiles for the various TV services, including cable TV, satellite TV and fibre optic (IPTV), plus highlights off-air TV reception.
Highlights from the report include:
– Despite growth in Canadians who prefer to get the majority of their TV content online, three-quarters…
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