TORONTO — CBC announced today it will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a wide range of programming featuring Black creators, storytellers and changemakers, curated and discoverable in one place on CBC’s Being Black in Canada website.
In February, the site will be a hub to showcase Black History Month content from across all areas of CBC including news, documentaries, arts and music.
Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed HERstory in Black initiative, CBC News and Being Black in Canada will shine a spotlight on Black men making a difference in their communities. Throughout the month, these…
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OTTAWA — Gusto Worldwide Media announced today Keren Jackman (above) has joined Gusto TV’s production team as senior producer.
She will work alongside executive producer Chris Knight to create exciting new content for Gusto’s multiple international channels, says the company’s press release.
“For the past two decades, Jackman has worked globally as a producer and director on a wide range of content, including factual and documentary series. Whether food, fashion or culture, her focus is on telling compelling human stories connected to the subjects that bind us together. Her work can be found on multiple platforms in many international markets, such…
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More virtual buyers briefings slots opening up on Thursday
OTTAWA — Prime Time Online starts this week, and the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) announced today delegates can now book virtual meetings with Global Affairs Canada trade commissioners to discuss projects with international appeal and export potential.
The trade commissioners taking part in the Prime Time Pitch Market’s Trade Commissioner Service Export Café are:
Jeffrey Crossman – Ontario
Allison Goodings – UK
Constance Richard – France
Catherine Scheinman – New York City
In addition, due to popular demand, CMPA announced it is adding a limited number of Buyers Briefings slots which will…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – In the world of broadcast regulation, it’s thought to be good form to requote what the CRTC chair has said in the hope it will earn you a favourable decision. Ian Scott’s quote in our headline seems to be central to the proceeding into the renewal of the CBC’s broadcasting licences, which completed day 11 on Monday.
CBC leadership have repeated our headline (which was uttered on day one), most intervenors have said it, and today it was even re-cast in the following way, when the Directors Guild of Canada president Warren Sonoda said: “What get…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Motion Pictures Association (MPA) Canada sent a letter to the federal and British Columbia governments with a proposal to extend tax incentives to global film players for a three-year period, post-pandemic.
The four-point proposal, obtained by Cartt.ca through a freedom of information request, includes federal incentives for foreign studios to hire Canadian production companies, an adjustment to the 23% withholding tax on non-residents of big-budget live action productions that would release some of that tax to them through a rebate, a tax measure to incentivize purchases of Canadian products and services by global studios, and incentives for…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Québecor CEO Pierre-Karl Péladeau took centre-stage at the CRTC’s hearing into the broadcasting licence renewals for the CBC and reiterated his company’s complaint (which it is advertising here, and in other places) that the public broadcaster must be made complementary to the private broadcasting system, which means the CRTC must put an end to the CBC’s pursuit of advertising.
This is something the Canadian Association of Broadcasters also asked for on Monday.
Péladeau (screen-capped above from his appearance today) also complained over-the-top service Tou.TV Extra is operating in contravention of the regulatory and legislative framework…
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TORONTO — Distributel Communications today announced it has acquired independent telecom provider Primus Telecommunications, a Canadian subsidiary of Atlanta-based Fusion Connect, for an undisclosed amount.
“Bringing Primus into the Distributel family will mean more options, increased innovation and better value for Canadians and ultimately a better alternative for our country,” says Matt Stein, CEO of Distributel, in the company’s press release announcing the transaction. “We are thrilled to bring Primus under Canadian ownership and accelerate the pace of growth for both companies.”
Distributel says the acquisition allows the company to enhance its product range with Primus’ offerings which include a…
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TORONTO — The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) today announced applications are now being accepted for its new Black Journalism Fellowship program, established in 2020 by the CJF in partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada and CTV News.
The fellowships are designed to help amplify Black voices, improve coverage of Black issues in the news and cultivate future Black media leaders, says the press release announcing applications to the program are now open. The deadline to apply is February 19.
The program includes three fellowships:
CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Journalism Fellowship (sponsored by lululemon);
CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Women’s Journalism Fellowship (sponsored by Aritzia); and
CJF-CTV News Black…
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GATINEAU – Monday morning started with the presentation from a new Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB). When their intervention was filed in February 2020, the CAB was a shadow of itself, with skeleton staff and scope yet a year later the newly appointed president, Kevin Desjardins made his first presentation in front of the CRTC.
It should be noted that the main private broadcasters had intervened but had not indicated that they wanted to appear except for Québecor, which will appear Tuesday.
The presentation gave way to the usual boasting:” According to CRTC Data, while the CBC’s share of “contributions to…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – At 3:44 p.m. on Friday, January 15, the CRTC lawyer joked: “The moment you have long been waiting for,” before going with reading a long list of undertakings, which is of course the information CBC executives had agreed to provide to the Commission, on or before February 3.
It marked the end of a long week where CRTC commissioners and senior staff at the CBC verbally wrestled to provide this process a fulsome record without giving away too much. And now, the leadership of the Corporation, to counter-quote CEO Catherine Tait, can go back to…
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