Hamilton’s CHCH-TV announced Tuesday its all-Canadian live New Year’s Eve special, The Countdown to 2026, co-produced with Victoria, B.C.’s CHEK, drew a record audience of more than 1.27 million viewers across... Continue Reading
TVO Media Education Group (TVO) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Pary Bell as its new CEO, effective Jan. 12. Bell succeeds Jeffrey Orridge, who left Ontario’s public broadcaster in August after serving as... Continue Reading
Earlier this month, the Governor in Council approved the extension of CBC’s agreement to lease space in its headquarters at 250 Front St. W. in Toronto to The Walt Disney Company (Canada)... Continue Reading
Two legacy media brands in Hamilton, Ont., CHCH-TV and 1150 CKOC, announced Monday a partnership that will see CHCH Evening News at 6PM carried live on 1150 CKOC each weekday, starting Dec.... Continue Reading
Creative group highlights Guilbeault’s impact on culture By Ahmad Hathout Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Thursday night that he resigned from cabinet over his government’s deal with Alberta to build... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
In October 2022, Netflix appeared at the Senate committee reviewing the proposed Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, when the Conservative senator Fabian Manning pitched a softball question: What was the Hollywood giant’s “main priority” in amending a bill it didn’t welcome?
The Canadian spokesperson for the streamer was succinct in his answer: “If I had to choose just one, it would be the issue of copyright ownership.”
Last week, Netflix got what it wanted.
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Vancouver-based production companies Omnifilm Entertainment and Reality Distortion Field this week announced they have formalized their agreement to jointly develop and produce original scripted television projects for global markets. “Across... Continue Reading
Global media intelligence provider TVEyes last week announced the launch of TVEyes Canada Inc., expanding its presence in North America with comprehensive broadcast and podcast monitoring across major audio and video media... Continue Reading
Quebecor’s TVA Group announced Wednesday it is eliminating 87 positions in its broadcasting segment as its financial situation continues to deteriorate. The cuts affect primarily unionized jobs and include permanent and temporary... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The head of Quebecor on Thursday excoriated the federal government’s decision to up CBC/Radio-Canada’s annual funding while not forcing it out of commercial advertising sales. The Liberals... Continue Reading
