Dear Editor,
WITH REGARD TO THE LETTER published November 10 from Phyllis Yaffe of Alliance Atlantis, we certainly seek no quarrel with our friends at Showcase – they do a fine job of broadcasting quality Canadian content and we commend them for it.
But it is worth noting that a key part of the challenge of bringing Canadian programming to Canadians is ensuring it is widely accessible. Showcase reaches approximately 6.5 million households, a considerable number to be sure. But with its availability to virtually every Canadian, CBC is unique in its reach.
The important point, which I’m sure…
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IF YOU PAID ANY attention at all to the coverage of the war in Afghanistan this summer, you surely heard Terry Pedwell’s voice, read his copy, or saw his photographs.
His summer of 2006 was different than his first two times with the Canadian military in the war-torn Asian country. Now that Canada is waging war and not simply there to build schools and the like, it’s far more dangerous for our fighting men and women there, says the Broadcast News/CP reporter.
But what’s life like for a broadcast reporter there? In a place fraught with the type of…
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OTTAWA – Okay, perhaps they won’t re-name the second feed, but the CRTC Thursday granted TSN permission to offer additional programming channels on a digital-only basis.
The new condition of license will let the national sports network deliver specific feeds (most often live events that conflict) to individual BDUs. So, for example, if TSN holds the rights to a figure skating event and an NHL hockey game, it can show both live rather than shuffle one off to tape delay.
The CBC and CanWest objected while Rogers Sportsnet sought certain protections to ensure TSN didn’t turn into a full-time…
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Dear Editor,
IN A SPEECH DELIVERED to the Economic Club of Toronto on November 7 and published on Cartt.ca the following day, CBC Television Executive Vice-President Richard Stursberg touted the value and necessity of offering Canadian content in the midst of a television landscape increasingly dominated by American programming.
We at Alliance Atlantis agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Stursberg’s belief that “when Canadians are offered Canadian programming that is done well they will respond with enthusiasm and in large numbers” and that “Canadians will watch home-grown programming when it is beautifully made, engaging, and designed for them, when it is…
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters presented its Gold Ribbon Awards Tuesday in recognition of outstanding community service and diversity programming.
The awards were presented here at the Gold Ribbon Awards Luncheon at the CAB’s 80th Anniversary Convention.
The award winners in Radio: Community Service: • Small Market: CKLM-FM, Lloydminster (The Goat’s Christmas Convoy) • Medium Market: CFIX-FM, Chicoutimi (Histoire sans faim) • Large Market : CKMF-FM, Montréal (C’t’encore drôle – album Tel Quel volume 2) Diversity in News and Information Programming: CKOM, Saskatoon (Seeds of Success)
Aboriginal Programming: CKOM, Saskatoon (Meeting Ground)
The award winners in Television:…
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MONTREAL – Taking advantage of the Internet’s growing global accessibility, Radio Canada International (RCI) has launched a new web service, RCI viva, aimed at both recent and aspiring immigrants to Canada.
A component of www.RCInet.ca, RCI viva is designed to address issues commonly faced by those who have immigrated or are looking to immigrate to Canada, the network said Tuesday in a press release.
Among other things, RCI viva offers a web radio service airing programs in English and French, but also in Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian.
Content will provide social context, as well as…
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) yesterday recognized the best work of its members with the 2006 Gold Ribbon Awards. The awards were presented at the CAB’s 80th Anniversary Convention in Vancouver.
The Gold Ribbon Awards pay tribute to achievements in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, public affairs and promotion of Canadian talent. A total of 518 submissions were received for the 2006 Gold Ribbon Awards, of which, the judges selected 146 finalists in 33 award categories.
These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding…
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TORONTO – The 2006 Crystal Awards gala luncheon next month will be hosted by Dina Pugliese, co-host of CHUM Television’s daily morning show in Toronto, while Pamela Wallin, broadcaster and former Consul-General of Canada in New York, will be the event’s Honorary Alumni Chair, Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has announced.
The awards, to be presented December 4 in Toronto, celebrate the role of women in the Canadian film and television industry.
The participation of Pugliese and Wallin “further enhances what is already an exciting salute to Canada’s formidable talent in screen-based media,” said Sue Sheridan,…
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VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted nine distinguished Canadians into the CAB’s Broadcast Hall of Fame at a special luncheon ceremony Monday at the CAB’s 80th Annual Convention in Vancouver.
The Hall of Fame recognizes Canadians in private broadcasting or related industries who have achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint.
The inductees who were honoured at the luncheon are: Doug Allen, Broadcast engineer, Winnipeg Vicki Gabereau, Radio and Television talk show host, Vancouver Alain Gourd, Broadcast executive, Gatineau Frank Lewis, Broadcast executive, Charlottetown Gary Miles, Broadcast executive, Toronto Pierre…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has "welcomed" the appointment of Ontario’s most senior government conciliator to mediate talks between ACTRA and producers, a release said today.
Reg Pearson, Director of the Office of Mediation with the Ontario Labour Ministry, was appointed mediator after ACTRA filed for conciliation.
ACTRA and the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association (CFTPA) and l’Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) had been making little progress in reaching a new Independent Production Agreement, with the two sides trading accusations of bad faith bargaining.
“He…
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