“Sit down white people and let us lead!”, panelist says
By Bill Roberts
BANFF – Diversity and representation were core themes at the 2022 Banff World Media Festival (BWMF).
So, when it comes to crucial data, the session Being Counted: Canada’s First Race-based Audience Survey Signals Market Opportunities & Data Collection Gaps, was pivotal.
Sure, it’s a lot of words for the title of a panel but perhaps it comes down to one delegate’s frank remark: “Sit down white people and let us lead!”
Speakers included Adam Garnet Jones (above, top left), director of TV content and special events at APTN, Lea Marin (top…
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TORONTO — Canada’s public broadcaster CBC and The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall announced today a new five-year partnership that includes CBC being named as the official media partner of newly renovated Massey Hall and Allied Music Centre in Toronto.
As part of their partnership, the two Canadian cultural institutions “will develop new programming initiatives to amplify emerging and established homegrown musical talent,” says a press release.
These initiatives include a new concert series featuring recorded performances from Massey Hall and Allied Music Centre that will be available across CBC’s platforms to a national audience, starting this fall.
“The…
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BANFF — The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) announced today the winners of the 2022 Rockie Awards International Program Competition during a ceremony hosted by actress and comedian Rakhee Morzaria (Run the Burbs).
Awards were presented in 28 categories spanning documentary and factual, arts and entertainment, children and youth, scripted, and podcast.
In addition, the $25,000 Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content was awarded to the top Canadian production and The Francophone Prize was presented to the top French-language production.
Juried by a panel of 150 international industry professionals, the Rockie Awards competition featured 148 nominations from 45 countries, including Canada,…
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BANFF – CBC, BIPOC TV & Film and the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) announced yesterday they have partnered on a new accelerator program, the CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst, with the inaugural year running through summer and fall 2022.
Announced at the Banff World Media Festival, the program “will support the career advancement of senior writers who identify as Indigenous, Black or People of Colour (BIPOC) through hands-on and personally tailored on-set experience,” a press release says.
The program has two parts. The first will see participants complete a series of hands-on masterclasses, which will cover topics related to the…
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OTTAWA – YouTube’s popularity is “extensive” among Canadians of all ages, according to a new special report released today by the CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM), which addresses how Canadians aged 2+ are using YouTube.
The report, which is based on data from both MTM 18+ and MTM Jr., found 83% of online Canadians aged 2-17 and 78% of those aged 18+ have used YouTube in the past month. “YouTube usage peaks among online Canadians aged 12 to 34 (93%) but remains popular across the board,” a press release explains.
MTM further found that, taking into consideration the past month of…
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DANA POINT, Calif. — Blue Ant Media’s wildlife and nature brand Love Nature announced today at the Realscreen Summit in Dana Point, Calif., the greenlight of a slate of original natural history series and documentaries in collaboration with several North American media partners.
The new original programming includes Planet Shark (above), a series consisting of three 60-minute episodes produced by Big Wave Productions for Love Nature and acquired by National Geographic.
“Shot in stunning 4K, this blue-chip docuseries reveals new scientific discoveries and incredible footage of one of the most fascinating hunters on the planet — sharks. The series takes viewers…
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TORONTO — Production company Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media company, today announced the promotion of Nick Crowe (above, left) to head of unscripted development and the appointment of Tara Elwood (right) to full-time production executive.
Previously a production executive, Crowe’s expanded role will see him lead Saloon’s development team “as it continues to expand its unscripted portfolio in North America and the international marketplace, with a focus on factual entertainment, formats and specials,” says a press release.
“Building on Saloon’s award-winning slate of history, science, true crime and paranormal programming, under Crowe’s leadership, the development team will continue to broaden…
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TORONTO — Sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV announced today the launch of the FuboTV app on LG smart TVs in Canada.
Starting today, LG smart TV owners can access the FuboTV app on LG webOS television models from 2018 to the present, which includes LG’s award-winning OLED series.
A Canadian subscription to the FuboTV app costs $20 per month, or $40 for a quarterly subscription or $150 for an annual subscription.
In addition to sports, FuboTV’s content includes news, movies and shows. Canadian subscribers can use the FuboTV app to access sports and entertainment content on OneSoccer, beIN Sports, CBC and…
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By Howard Law
ON MAY 27 CARTT.CA published my suggested compromise on provisions in Bill C-11 impacting Canadian user-generated programming hosted by Facebook, TikTok and Google’s YouTube.
I argued a ministerial policy directive ought to direct the CRTC to regulate user-generated programming that is analogous to conventional broadcasting but exempt the remaining digital first content from regulation.
Last week Leonard St-Aubin wrote a rebuttal. Here is a summary of my take-aways from his critique:
Financing and creating CanCon should not be seen as a burden to broadcasters, but incumbent Canadian media companies treat it this way by electing to spend…
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC Sports announced today they will livestream select games from the Canada Cup wheelchair rugby tournament running June 2-5 in Richmond B.C., across their digital platforms.
Part of the Paralympic Super Series launched in 2019 to spotlight Para sport competitions year-round, the event will feature wheelchair rugby teams from Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Australia, France and Denmark.
All five of Canada’s round-robin games as well as the bronze and gold medal matches will be livestreamed on Paralympic.ca, CPC’s Facebook page, cbcsports.ca, CBC Gem, and the CBC Sports app for…
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