TORONTO — Boat Rocker Media’s production company Proper Television announced today the promotion of Brenda Myers (above) to the role of director of development.
Myers has been with Proper Television for seven years, during which time she “has been instrumental in helping steer the creative direction of the company’s slate of original series and expanding its network of broadcast partners,” reads a press release announcing her appointment.
She joined Proper Television in 2014, working on international formats with MasterChef Canada (CTV) and The Great Canadian Baking Show (CBC). She quickly transitioned into development and was promoted to development manager in…
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TORONTO — CBC/Radio-Canada today announced the launch of its 2022-2025 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Plan, which is titled Progress in Progress.
The new three-year plan builds on the national public broadcaster’s previous 2018-2021 Diversity and Inclusion Plan as well as its June 2021 update on targets set in 2020.
“We’re applying an EDI lens to everything we do, so that we can better reflect the diversity of Canada and the experiences of all Canadians in our content and services, as well as in our workforce,” said Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, in a Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Broadcasting Accessibility Fund (BAF) announced today it is awarding $371,000 to four board-approved projects that will advance the accessibility of Canadian broadcasting content.
The approved “projects represent the completion of the Fund’s seventh round of grants, with a total commitment of approximately $4M to date, to address gaps in broadcasting accessibility,” a press release explains.
Out of the total funding allocated this round, the CBC is receiving $83,505 to increase “the volume and breadth of content offered with American Sign Language,” the press release says. Research on best practices will inform new strategies the CBC will incorporate into…
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THE COUNTDOWN TO the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has begun.
CBC/Radio-Canada, today released highlights of its upcoming Olympics coverage. The Games, which will run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, 2022, will feature seven sports, 109 medial events and will take place across 13 competition venues, a CBC press release says.
CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage will include broadcasts from every venue and will feature Canadian medal-winning moments, making up a total of over 3,500 hours of live content across all the broadcaster’s platforms. TSN, RDS and Sportsnet will also offer live event coverage, according to the press release.
“CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports…
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TORONTO – Veteran sports broadcaster Brian Williams (above) announced today he is retiring following a 50-year career in broadcasting.
Bell Media’s TSN will celebrate his career Sunday, Dec. 12 ahead of the 108th Grey Cup broadcast.
Williams, who started at CTV and TSN in June 2006 after working at CBC, has been heavily involved in CFL on TSN broadcasts and “was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Football Reporters Wing in honour of his contributions to the CFL over the years,” a press release says. He was also recognized at the 100th Grey Cup “with the Commissioner’s Award for more…
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TORONTO — CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions announced today Hisham Ghostine (above) has been promoted to executive director of digital monetization, sales, marketing and Olympics for CBC/Radio-Canada, effective immediately.
Originally hired by CBC/Radio-Canada in May 2021, Ghostine’s new role broadens his existing portfolio of sales and marketing for Toronto, Western Canada and Olympics, explains a press release.
Still based in Toronto, Ghostine now has “overall responsibility for revenue generation and management on all sales tiers and platforms. Through the development of strategic initiatives and strong relationships with key internal and external partners, he will work to develop and sustain a…
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Launches new tagline “At Your Side”
TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today its discount brand Fido is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a new brand campaign and tagline, “At Your Side”.
“From the beginning, Fido has been on a mission to put customers and communities first while being the ‘ultimate sidekick’ — with plans, deals and a great network. No matter what a customer takes on, wherever and whenever, Fido will be there every step of the way,” reads a Rogers press release.
“I’d like to extend an enormous thank you to all of our customers who have trusted Fido to…
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OTTAWA — Media Technology Monitor (MTM) today released a new report, Newcomers and Cell Phones, which shows 99% of newcomers to Canada own a cell phone, with iPhones being most popular.
“The iPhone is the most popular brand among both newcomers and Canadian-born individuals alike, however, iPhones are more popular among newcomer smartphone owners than Canadian-born smartphone owners (60% versus 51%),” reads an MTM press release.
The report, which highlights findings from a new annual study of 4,000 respondents, also shows cell phone plans “are far more popular among newcomers than other telco services such as home Internet, paid TV services,…
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TORONTO — Blink Studios, the Canada-based indie studio recently launched by former Entertainment One executives, announced yesterday it has made two key creative hires.
Industry veteran Carolyn Newman (above, left) has been appointed as executive vice-president of global scripted, and award-winning producer Virginia Rankin (above, right) has been hired as in-house executive producer. Both appointments were effective yesterday.
Newman is based in Los Angeles and reports to Blink Studios CEO John Morayniss. She will focus on the development of scripted content for the studio, which was launched earlier this month with Endeavor Content as its anchor investor and lead strategic…
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NEW FEATURE-LENGTH CBC documentary Anne Murray: Full Circle will premiere across Canada in December, the Corporation announced today.
The film will premiere as a one-night event at 50 Cineplex theatres across Canada Dec. 2 and will be broadcast exclusively on CBC TV and CBC Gem on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. in NT).
The documentary takes “audiences on a personal and emotional journey showcasing in-depth interviews with Anne exploring her evolution as a ground-breaking, trailblazing female Canadian artist from the ‘60s and ‘70s to a global superstar, having sold more than 55 million albums in pop, country, and adult…
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