CRTC confirmed as intended regulator
By Amanda OYE
OTTAWA – Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez (above) today introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which would put in place a framework to level the playing field in the Canadian digital news marketplace and ensure news media and journalists are fairly compensated for their work.
“Bill C-18 would require tech giants to make fair commercial deals with outlets for the news and information that is shared on their platforms,” a government press release announcing the bill explains.
“The deals would need to provide fair compensation, respect journalistic independence and invest…
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Both during the pandemic, less than a year apart
By Bill Roberts
CHRIS WILSON, THE CBC’s executive director of sports and Olympics, is described in an online posting as “a self-propelled leader with an entrepreneurial style”.
With a diverse and successful background ranging from swim coach to real-estate agent, to (my favourite) the founder of a Canadian wine enterprise, Wilson is the brains behind the CBC’s recent 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics coverage.
In this podcast, Wilson (above) details the CBC’s rights-holder challenges from politics to pandemic; the Advil-chewing organizational considerations and contingencies; the myriad business and marketing trials;…
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TORONTO – Sports-first live television streaming platform fuboTV Inc. announced last week it is now available through the fuboTV app on Samsung Smart TVs in Canada.
Currently, the app is available on 2017 to 2021 Samsung Smart TV models, with 2022 models expected to be added soon.
“Through the app, viewers can access premium sports and entertainment content on popular channels including OneSoccer and beIN Sports, featuring coverage of the Canadian Premier League, Canadian National Men’s Soccer and Ligue 1 as well as the CBC and Paramount Network, home to one of TV’s hottest dramas, Yellowstone, among others,” a press release…
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OTTAWA – CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM), released a report from MTM Junior today on the TV viewing habits of children under 18 in the anglophone market.
“Television continues to face increasingly stiff competition from YouTube and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services, which offer an abundance of childrens’ content on demand,” a press release says. “Where does traditional TV fit in a landscape where it and so many other types of content are a button, or even a voice command, away?”
The report highlights that “anglophone children continue to choose traditional TV,” the release says. “Just over two-thirds of anglophones…
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OTTAWA – The International Institute of Communications (IIC) Canadian Chapter has released a preliminary program for its annual conference, being held as a hybrid event this year with the in-person part taking place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on May 16 and 17.
According to an email announcing registration for the event is open, the conference will feature discussions on a variety of topics including:
Competition law and platform regulation
Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act)
Rural broadband in Canada and the optimal mix of technologies
Developments in Indigenous media
Compensation for news media
Broadband mapping
The importance…
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CANADA AND AUSTRALIA’S national public broadcasters CBC and ABC announced yesterday they have teamed up to create the Kindred ABC/CBC Animation Collaboration, a joint initiative to fund new children’s animated projects.
This initiative builds on the existing collaborative relationship between the two public broadcasters, which are now in search of “world-class, unique, creatively ambitious animation ideas to develop, with the potential for a future co-commission,” a press release explains.
Canadian and Australian creators and producers will be able to apply to participate from March 28, 2022, to May 16, 2022. (Please click here for details about the application process.)
CBC…
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CREATORS CAN NOW apply to take part in the first Northern Canada Producer Accelerator (NCPA), a joint program between the Yukon and Northwest Territories, which was announced today by Screen Production Yukon Association, Northwest Territories Professional Media Association, Yukon Media Development, and the Northwest Territories Film Commission.
“Produced by Access Canada, the NCPA will offer training, mentorship, networking, and market access for up to ten (10) content producers in the Yukon and Northwest Territories,” a press release says.
“In order to ensure it is best positioned to address the unique needs of Canada’s northern producers, the NCPA will work closely with…
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TORONTO — CBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced today a new six-part TV series Stuff the British Stole, based on the ABC podcast of the same name from award-winning journalist Marc Fennell that launched on CBC Podcasts in fall 2021.
An Australia-Canada co-production, Stuff the British Stole is being co-produced by Wooden Horse, WildBear Entertainment and Cream Productions (Canada) for the ABC and the CBC.
With principal production funding from Screen Australia, the TV series is being financed with support from the Canada Media Fund, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Creates and Content Mint.
The series…
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TORONTO — ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) today named Juanita Peters (above) as this year’s ACTRA National Woman of the Year, an honour bestowed annually by the performers’ union in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8.
The award recognizes an ACTRA member “who uses their passion to support ACTRA members and women within the broader audiovisual industry,” says a press release.
“We are proud to honour Juanita Peters as our ACTRA National 2022 Woman of the Year,” said ACTRA national president Eleanor Noble, in the release.
“Juanita, a Nova Scotian living in Dartmouth, has an extensive…
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TORONTO — CBC announced today it has launched a reboot of its teen-focused financial literacy brand Street Cents on TikTok.
The original Street Cents was an award-winning CBC TV series in the 1990s/early 2000s.
The new version of the brand launched on TikTok features content creators Anisha Joshi, Carley Thorne, Creo Walters and Mercedes Gaztambide (pictured above, left to right), “creating a variety of comedic and journalistic short-form video content on a daily basis,” reads a CBC press release.
“Together, they will inspire critical thinking about spending, saving and earning. In addition to the core team, guest contributors will be welcomed in the…
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