GATINEAU – Maybe it’s not so bad yet, after all…
The CRTC on Thursday released three different documents breaking down the 2016 results from conventional broadcast, discretionary and on demand, and broadcast distribution undertaking sectors of the Canadian TV business.
The numbers are all almost a year old (filed by the regulated companies at the end of the regulatory broadcast year, August 31, 2016) – so bear that in mind when perusing these highlights. Also, these figures do not include any revenue from broadband, telephony or wireless streams. (As well, the Commission told us the breakdown for…
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TORONTO – The CBC’s Wendy Mesley will host a new Sunday morning talk show that will focus on the intersection of media, technology and politics starting in early 2018, the public broadcaster announced Thursday.
The currently unnamed interactive program will air live from CBC in Toronto on CBC and CBC News Network every Sunday morning, and feature a range of Canadian and global contributors and guests. The news release says that Mesley (pictured) will put players from both media and politics in the spotlight as she pushes for answers and transparency, and provides critical analysis on how the newsmakers of…
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OTTAWA – Despite a near limitless amount of choice of online audio choices, YouTube remains the most popular way that Canadian consumers listen to online audio, says a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
Surrounded By Sound: Streaming Audio in 2017, Analysis of the English-Language Market looks at overall online audio trends, the popularity of various platforms and how Anglophones use them.
Highlights from the report include:
– streaming audio continues to be a popular online activity among seven in ten Anglophones, especially among the millennial set, students, and those with young children living in the home;
– while YouTube is intended…
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TORONTO and CALGARY – CBC and the Calgary Stampede have extended their current media rights agreement through 2019.
The extension ensures that CBC Sports will continue to provide broadcast and streaming coverage of ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth’ over the next two years on television and online at cbcsports.ca and via the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. Coverage includes the Stampede Parade, daily Rodeo and Rangeland Derby competition over the 10-day event as well as digital and broadcast features that delve into the cultural impact of the Calgary Stampede.
In addition,…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has completed a master affiliate agreement with CBC/Radio-Canada for the distribution of CBC News Network, ICI RDI, ICI ARTV and Documentary channel.
Also included in the deal are the rights to distribute French-language ICI Explora, which offers nature, health, science and environment-themed programming.
“Concluding this agreement speaks well of the relationship CCSA has enjoyed over the years with CBC/Radio-Canada,” said CCSA CEO Jay Thomson, in the announcement. “The addition of ICI EXPLORA is a welcomed enhancement to the deal and we are pleased to promote these services to the CCSA Membership.”
“The new…
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TORONTO – CBC Sports has inked a four-year partnership with FINA (the Fédération Internationale de Natation or International Swimming Federation), the governing body for 208 national aquatics federations.
The deal sees CBC Sports become the exclusive Canadian home to all major international FINA competitions through 2020, beginning with the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from July 15 – 30, 2017.
Over the course of the four-year partnership, CBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of FINA championship and world cup events in disciplines including swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, high diving and open water swimming. These events will…
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TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada is appealing to Cabinet to reject the CRTC’s “potentially disastrous” broadcast policy changes and licence renewals announced last month.
WGC said Tuesday that that the Commission’s decision to reduce Bell Media’s and Corus Entertainment’s minimum spending requirements on programs of national interest (PNI) have “created deep concern in the Canadian screenwriting community” because they cut private broadcaster funding to Canadian programs by 40% which the Guild says could lead to over $200 million in reduced broadcaster spending on Canadian shows over a five-year licence term.
“We appeal to Heritage Minister Mélanie…
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OTTAWA – While about half of Canadians say that they are aware of the new Amazon Prime Video offering, that awareness far outshines subscription and use, according to new research from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
Key topics this year, according to its free Sneak Peek Report, include fake news, AM/FM online radio players, live video on social networking sites, and pirated television, as well as Amazon Prime. The MTM Sneak Peek Report is being offered as well as the English- and French-language Media and Technology Adoption Reports and the most recent spring 2017 data set, available to subscribers…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) not only applauded Heritage Minister Joly’s announcement of an independent advisory committee for appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors, it offered a helping hand.
CMG, which represents a number of CBC staffers, wants a Board that includes employee representatives chosen by the public broadcaster's unions, a practice that it says has “proven invaluable” in other sectors and other countries.
“A committed and skilled Board of Directors, together with workers at CBC/Radio-Canada and all levels of management, owe the Canadian public nothing less – strong value in return for public investments including the…
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OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has created an advisory committee tasked with compiling and submitting a list of potential candidates for the Board of Directors at CBC/Radio-Canada.
The independent, non-partisan committee, announced Tuesday, consists of experts in broadcasting and digital technology, representatives of cultural sectors from across Canada, Indigenous Peoples, official-language communities and youth, reads the announcement.
The committee, who will serve a six month term with the possibility of extension, will provide the Minister with the names of qualified candidates for each vacant position, as well as supplementary qualified candidates to create a pool to fill posts in the…
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