Credits include Orphan Black, Queer as Folk
TORONTO — Award-winning writer-producer Karen Walton is joining the 2016 Bell Media Prime Time TV Program as executive producer in residence, to lead a story room of television writers as she develops an original series, Bell Media and the Canadian Film Centre announced Thursday.
The 2016 Bell Media Prime Time TV Program, presented in association with ABC Signature Studios, provides a real-world story room experience for six to eight TV writers a year. From this September to December, Walton will lead a group of soon-to-be announced TV writers through the story room development of…
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TORONTO — SiriusXM Canada continues to court the favour of its shareholders as it seeks to go private, suggesting on Thursday they can expect higher value for shares than originally proposed, should they vote to support the transaction at a shareholder meeting on August 30.
This comes three days after a group of SiriusXM Canada shareholders holding approximately 8.4 million Class B company shares issued a press release to voice their objection to the company valuation contained in a management information circular issued August 2. In the shareholder group’s view, the proposed privatization of the satellite radio service…
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WATERLOO, ONT. — Canadian broadcasters in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics are using video distribution technology from Waterloo, Ont.-based Dejero Labs to manage their coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
This marks the first deployment of Dejero’s Live+ Multipoint video distribution network at a Summer Games, the company said in a news release on Monday. Dejero said its technology simplifies access to high-quality, live-streamed video for Canadian broadcasters CBC, Bell Media (TSN) and Rogers (Sportsnet), as well as several international broadcasters present in Rio.
Live streams are distributed from a source location to multiple broadcasters simultaneously….
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TORONTO — As the Rio 2016 Olympic Games officially kick off Friday evening, Canadians wanting to watch the opening ceremony will be able to choose from a range of viewing options.
Starting at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT), TV viewers will be able to watch English-language coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony live on CBC, CBC News Network and TSN. Viewers will also be able to live-stream coverage online at cbc.ca/olympics and via CBC’s app for Rio 2016, available for free download for iOS and Android devices.
In addition, for the first time in…
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TORONTO — With the world gearing up for the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games this weekend, CBC is making available two free apps that will not only allow Canadians to watch live-streaming coverage but to also experience virtual-reality feeds of select events.
CBC’s app for Rio 2016 and the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app for iOS and Android devices will help to make CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Rio 2016 “the most digitally accessible Olympic Games experience ever, with more than 4,000 live-streaming hours,” CBC said in a news release.
With CBC’s app for Rio 2016, Canadians will have…
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TORONTO — Most Canadian voters are probably aware of some of the country’s smaller political parties, such as the farcical Rhinoceros Party and the single-issue Marijuana Party. But what about the Pirate Party of Canada or the Bridge Party of Canada? How about the Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency?
We’re guessing that, like Cartt.ca, even the most politically engaged Canadians may not be familiar with the majority of the 23 federal political parties registered currently in Canada. But thanks to a recent decision by the Broadcasting Arbitrator, lesser-known political parties will have access to a minimum of…
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TORONTO – Veteran CBC sportscaster Steve Armitage has pulled out from CBC’s broadcast team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games due to a recent diagnosis of chronic heart failure.
Armitage (pictured), who has covered 15 Olympic Games for the public broadcaster, was scheduled to provide live play-by-play commentary for CBC’s coverage of swimming and diving events from Rio. Elliotte Friedman will assume this role in Armitage’s absence.
“I am not going to Rio for the Games because I have no other choice. If I thought I could ’wing it’ or fake it, I would be there”, Armitage said Wednesday in a…
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TORONTO – CTV’s new morning show Your Morning will debut on August 22 on CTV and CTV News Channel, the broadcaster said Thursday.
The program is currently in pre-production at Bell Media’s Queen Street West location in Toronto, from where it will broadcast each weekday from 6:00 – 9:00 AM on CTV (Ontario, Québec, and Eastern Canada) and nationally on CTV News Channel.
Hosts include former CBC Toronto News anchor Anne-Marie Mediwake and CTV entertainment journalist Ben Mulroney, in addition to co-anchors Melissa Grelo (The Social) as late morning anchor, Lindsey Deluce (CP24 Breakfast) as news anchor, and Kelsey McEwen (CTV Morning…
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OTTAWA – Despite an increasingly competitive TV market with online streaming and OTT services, over-the-air TV viewing has seen slight growth in recent years, according to research from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
In a brief report entitled A Look at Off-Air TV Service Spring 2016: Analysis of the Canadian Market, MTM examines data from the latest Media Technology Monitor that found an uptick in the number of Canadians who receive live TV signals at home via an antenna or “rabbit ears”. Specifically, the report seeks to answer questions such as: who is driving this growth? Where is it occurring? And…
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Canadian TV industry doesn’t reflect that our values are unique
IN 1983, DORIS ROBERTS and James Coco appeared in an episode of the freshman season of the ground breaking medical drama St. Elsewhere. The episode, “Coco and Arnie,” would eventually net both actors Emmy Awards for their portrayals of an aging homeless couple. But the impact went far beyond the red carpet. Coco and Arnie caused shockwaves, sparked conversations, and helped to launch a shift in how people thought about the problem of homelessness.
It’s no surprise that TV influences social policy. It comes into our homes, and is watched –…
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