While traditional TV remains popular among Canadian children, they are more likely to watch video content on other sources such as YouTube and SVOD services like Netflix and Disney+, according to a new MTM Jr. report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor.
In Canada, 70 per cent of anglophone kids watch traditional TV every month, while 62 per cent watch it weekly and 33 per cent daily, MTM’s report says. The numbers are reportedly higher for francophone kids, with 77 per cent watching traditional TV monthly, 70 per cent weekly and 36 per cent…
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By Connie Thiessen
Longtime National Screen Institute (NSI) CEO Joy Loewen is joining the Canada Media Fund (CMF) as its new vice president of growth and inclusion.
Loewen announced she’d been stepping down from the helm of NSI last May after serving in the CEO role for almost five years and more than 12 total with the Winnipeg-based not-for-profit, off and on since 2005. Prior to joining NSI, she held programming positions with Vision TV, the Women’s Television Network (WTN) and CBC Manitoba.
“Joy’s thirteen-year track record at the National Screen Institute—including five at its helm—speaks for itself. A transformative leader, she…
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CBC/Radio-Canada announced Thursday that it will provide Inuit TV with the rights to air CBC News: Igalaaq to broaden the reach of its broadcast and preserve and promote Inuit languages.
The public broadcaster expects the rights will “increase access and reach of CBC’s Inuktitut-language supper-hour news broadcast to new audiences,” it said in a release.
The program will air on Inuit TV, the Nunvaut government’s educational broadcaster focused on Inuit culture and language, starting April 3, 2024 at 1 pm EST and repeat at 5:30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
The program normally runs live each weekday at 6 pm EST from…
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As Canadians’ movie viewing habits have evolved, more than half stream films on SVOD services such as Netflix and Disney+ on a weekly basis, while a third watch on TV and only 3 per cent go to the theatre weekly.
That’s according to a new, free infographic made available Tuesday by CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor.
Francophones are more likely than anglophones to watch movies in theatres or on TV, while anglophones are more likely to rely on streaming services for movie viewing, according to MTM.
There is little difference between men…
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During CBC’s broadcast of the Juno Awards on Sunday night, Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced the federal government is renewing and boosting the Canada Music Fund to help Canadian music creators.
Federal funding of $32 million will be delivered over the next two years (2024-25 and 2025-26) “to keep supporting initiatives that enhance the careers of Canadian artists, while strengthening the competitiveness and stability of the Canadian music sector,” says a press release Sunday from Canadian Heritage.
The funding will be administered by the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)…
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By Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
What would your life be like without music?
Humans communicate in many languages but we all understand music. It is a universal language and without it, our lives and cultures are impoverished. That’s why the public broadcaster has been supporting Canadian musicians, songwriters, composers and performers for decades. Music is one of the ways we know who we are as Canadians.
During the pandemic, Canadians couldn’t hear music live. Music venues were forced to close their doors and artists to cancel their tours. According to the Canadian Live Music Association, the average loss of…
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Paramount+ announced Wednesday it has picked up a third season of SkyMed, a medical drama series that follows young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across northern Canada.
Produced by Piazza Entertainment in association with CBC and CBS Studios, production for the nine-episode third season begins March 25 in Manitoba and Ontario, according to a press release.
The upcoming season of SkyMed will available to watch on CBC in Canada and on Paramount+ in the U.S. and outside Canada.
“Season three of SKYMED picks up in the aftermath of the dramatic season two finale, when the…
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CBC Kids announced last Friday it has greenlit a second season of the Canadian Screen Award-nominated live-action preschool series Bestest Day Ever with My Best Friend!, created and produced by Lopii Productions.
Hosted by Lisette Xavier, Bestest Day Ever celebrates pets and their young owners who share their personal stories in an unscripted format. Aimed at kids aged 3-6 and their families, season two of the series consists of 20 seven-minute episodes and is scheduled to premiere in winter 2025.
“In every episode of Bestest Day Ever, host Lisette meets up with a wonderful young pet owner…
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CBC, Netflix and APTN announced last week the start of production on North of North, a new comedy series that was announced in December and was formerly known as Untitled Arctic Comedy.
Now filming in Nunavut, North of North was co-commissioned by CBC and Netflix in association with APTN, and is being produced by Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment.
Created and executive produced by Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli, The Grizzlies) and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, The Grizzlies), the series stars Anna Lambe (True Detective: Night Country, Trickster) as a young Inuk mother who “wants to build a…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC wants to know whether news publishers that fail to strike a deal with online platforms to host their content should be required to immediately use CRTC staff for mediation, rather than an external third party.
The concern from the regulator – which launched the consultation period Wednesday on the implementation of the Online News Act – is that much of the allotted 120-day mediation period could be consumed by a search and then agreement on that third party mediator, notwithstanding the cost to smaller news businesses.
“Given that Commission staff already offers mediation services to resolve certain…
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