TORONTO – Speakers for the 8th annual Digital Media at the Crossroads (DM@X) conference, including those from BCE, Quebecor, Corus, CBC and Rogers, were finalized earlier this month, according to the conference steering committee.
DM@X, which will be held virtually this year from Jan. 21-22, will cover several topics, many of which are particularly timely given the priorities indicated in the federal government’s minister mandate letters released last month.
Topics include the regulation of streaming services and the role of the CRTC, the options for addressing online harm and fake news, new developments in support for Canadian news from digital…
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TORONTO — CBC/Radio-Canada today announced the programming details and broadcast team for its upcoming coverage of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, which will take place from Friday, Feb. 4 to Sunday, Feb. 20.
CBC will provide more than 2,400 hours of live content across the public broadcaster’s multiple platforms, according to a press release.
“In addition to TV broadcasts on CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, audiences will be able to stay connected and informed via CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices and CBC’s Beijing 2022 website, which will feature…
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GATINEAU – Revenue from Canadian broadcasting services declined 6.6% to $15.8 billion in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019, the CRTC says.
This is highlighted in the broadcasting portion of the CRTC’s Communications Market Report (CMR; formally the Communications Monitoring Report), released last month, which covers the broadcast year spanning from Sept. 1, 2019, to Aug. 31, 2020, and as such includes around six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The $15.8 billion in revenue does not include revenues from Internet-based services, known as over-the-top services (OTT), operating under the CRTC’s digital media exemption order.
Over half of the revenues were generated by broadcasting distribution…
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OTTAWA – CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) announced today it has released a series of reports looking at media and technology use by those aged 18 and older for 12 different markets.
The reports highlight “similarities and differences across regions, provinces, the North and major cities,” an MTM press release says.
“With a focus on ownership and use of media devices, these reports provide in-depth information on their respective markets and contrast them with the anglophone or francophone marketplace.”
The series includes “city-level reports for Vancouver, Toronto, Quebec City and Montreal (with separate Montreal anglophones and francophones reports in both languages); provincial-level…
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TORONTO — CBC announced today the launch of AccessCBC, a new national pilot program for Deaf and disabled creators that will provide “training, mentorship and, on certain selected projects, financing support, to create scripted and documentary content,” says a CBC press release.
CBC is partnering on the initiative with the ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto (RAFFTO), presented by the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (JCC), which provides creative opportunities and training for people with a disability who work in film, television and video content production.
The AccessCBC program is divided into two streams: one for scripted comedy or drama and a second…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – Last week, the Canadian Government published the mandate letters the prime minister gives to cabinet ministers.
Mandate letters have existed in many shapes and forms for a long time but in 2015, the Liberal Government made them public for the first time. They have now become part of the government’s ritual after each election. It starts with the electoral platform, followed by the appointment of ministers, the Speech from the Throne that flows right into the mandate each minister is given.
Lobbyists and corporations work diligently to ensure their issues are mentioned. Considering the…
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TORONTO – VMedia’s live TV and on-demand streaming channel provider, RiverTV, announced yesterday it is now offering HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada as part of its core package.
RiverTV subscribers can now watch popular shows including Island of Bryan, Top Chef Canada, Great Chocolate Showdown, Making It Home with Kortney and Kenny and Wall of Chefs.
“With HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada, two must-have Canadian channels, RiverTV is an unbeatable lifestyle and family-focused TV service in North America,” said Alexei Tchernobrivets, CEO of VMedia Inc., in a press release.
“Our core package of 43 channels now includes six of the top ten most-watched non-sports networks…
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That Curling Show returns with new episodes Dec. 28
CBC SPORTS ANNOUNCED today it will have exclusive coverage of the 2022 Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Curling Trials live from Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, MB from Dec. 28 to Jan. 2.
Audiences can watch the Olympic qualifying tournament on cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app (available on iOS and Android devices) and CBC Gem.
Live coverage of the event, which will feature 16 teams, “will be led by CBC Sports’ Bruce Rainnie who will deliver the call alongside Olympic Games silver medallist Mike Harris and Olympian and World Champion Joanne Courtney, providing analysis,”…
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HALIFAX – Bell Media’s CTV announced yesterday, veteran journalist Todd Battis (above) is the new chief anchor of CTV News Atlantic.
Starting Jan. 31, Battis will helm CTV News at 6, CTV Atlantic’s flagship program and “the most-watched newscast in the Maritimes,” according to a press release.
Battis, who was born and raised in New Brunswick, has over 30 years of broadcasting experience as a reporter, anchor and producer. He has worked for CBC and CTV in the Maritimes and in Alberta. Battis was a bureau chief with CTV National News in Vancouver before moving back to the Maritimes to work…
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OTTAWA – Media Technology Monitor (MTM), a division of CBC/Radio-Canada, today released a report on connected TV, which says almost three quarters of anglophones have TVs that are connected to the Internet.
“As Subscription Video on Demand services (SVODs) have become more prevalent, so have Internet-connected TVs,” says an MTM press release.
“Younger anglophones and households with children are the most likely to be connecting their TV sets,” the release says.
MTM found growth in connected TVs mirrors growth in SVODs and that “half of YouTube viewers with a connected TV watch content on that screen.”
The new report also highlights that media…
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