GATINEAU – Late Wednesday evening, after the TV lights had long been turned off and almost everyone else had gone home, Corus Entertainment stated its belief that despite the myriad changes happening in the global media market, the CRTC shouldn’t really do too much to upset the Canadian apple cart.
However, if the Commission does move on a smaller, mandated basic package, which is one of the many proposals under review, Corus asked that new regs be sure to include kids programming in the lineup. Corus is a big kids content producer, of course, but the company didn’t ask that…
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GATINEAU – The implications of imposing old-style TV regulations on new age digital media providers was front and centre during the first day of the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV policy hearing today. While Google Canada suggested that other countries could follow Canada’s lead if the commission forced traditional TV regulations on digital providers, the Ontario government argued that greater regulation of online providers is critical to the long-term health of the broadcasting system and the production industry it feeds.
Kevin Finnerty, assistant deputy minister of tourism, culture and sport for the Ontario government, spoke Monday afternoon about the need for…
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OTTAWA – As the CRTC kicked off its Let’s Talk TV hearing Monday morning, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (FCB) was quick to assert that the proposed changes to the broadcasting regulations would be “bad” for both consumers and broadcasters.
The self-proclaimed independent watchdog of Canadian programming cited the results of a recent Nanos Research survey, that it commissioned along with ACTRA and Unifor, that found that more than half (54%) of the 1,000 respondents think it is unlikely that unbundling TV programming packages in favour of pick and pay will result in lower TV subscription costs. The survey also found…
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TORONTO – More than CAD $119 million has been pledged so far in connection with Friday’s Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) fundraising telecast in Canada and the U.S., organizers said Sunday.
The $30 million pledged in Canada will be used by Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada), and in some cases, by collaborating organizations to support joint research efforts utilizing the SU2C model and scientific oversight. Funds pledged by the Canadian public during the telecast will stay in Canada to support the creation of collaborative research teams, known as Dream Teams, as well as education and awareness programs conducted…
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OTTAWA – As the Internet helps to build engagement with television viewers, Anglophones are increasingly watching TV and using the Internet at the same time, according to two new reports from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
The first report, Multitasking – TV and the Internet, investigates the relationship between television and the Internet and how Canadians are increasingly using them simultaneously.
Highlights from the report include:
– Two-thirds of Anglophones multitask online while they watch TV, more than two and a half times the rate from nearly a decade ago;
– Heavy multitaskers spend more time than average with both TV…
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TORONTO – Even more Hollywood stars have pledged to take part in the Canadian-inclusive Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) special this Friday, which will air simultaneously across all four of Canada's major English-language network broadcasters.
CBC, City, CTV and Global, along with AMI, CHCH, CHEK, Fight Network, Gusto TV, Hollywood Suite, and TLN will join ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and dozens of U.S. cable channels simultaneously airing a star-studded special from Hollywood, and for the first time, Toronto. The live, one-hour fundraising event, which draws on the entertainment community to rally the public around ending cancer's reign as a leading…
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TORONTO – Sportsnet has finalized a three-year broadcast rights agreement with the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens, becoming the official English-language regional television rights holder. Bell Media-owned RDS holds the team's French-language TV rights.
The new agreement, which begins this season and runs through 2016/17, includes 42 regional games. Sportsnet East will be home to 39 regional Habs games, with three additional regional games airing on City Montreal. When combined with the national package of 40 Canadiens games, the NHL on Sportsnet will air all 82 regular season games across nine channels including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet…
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TORONTO – Richard Kanee has been appointed as CBC’s new Head of Digital.
Kanee, who started in his new role on August 25, reports to Neil McEneaney, Chief Business Officer, CBC English Services. In this role, Kanee leads a small team responsible for facilitating the development and realization of English Services’ cross-platform digital strategy to increase revenues and expand CBC’s commitment to digital audiences and storytellers.
He joins the CBC from Creative D Inc., a digital media company working with top-tier media companies to engage online audiences in new ways, where he was the president and CEO. He has also held…
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TORONTO – There’s still more than a month to go before the puck drops on the 2014-2015 NHL season, but the sports networks were buzzing this week about the plethora of games that they’ll offer fans.
Courtesy of its mammoth $5.2 billion deal with the NHL, Rogers will deliver 350 national regular season NHL games across nine networks, including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada (the first 200 of which were announced in June). In addition, the company locked up exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup…
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TORONTO – Canadian television personality and financial expert Kevin O’Leary is leaving the CBC to become an on-air contributor at Bell Media starting next month.
O’Leary first joined CBC News Network in August of 2009, joining his long-time BNN co-host Amanda Lang to launch The Lang & O'Leary Exchange. He is also well known for his role on Dragons’ Den and its American version Shark Tank. In addition, he leads a group of financial companies, is chairman of O’Leary Funds, the founder of O’Leary Fine Wines and a bestselling author for his Cold Hard Truth series of books promoting financial literacy for…
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