TORONTO — Bell Media’s The Harold Greenberg Fund, in partnership with the Northwest Territories Film Commission (NTFC), Nunavut Film Development Corporation (NFDC), and the Government of Yukon’s Media Development Unit, announced Thursday the new HGF/Territories Shorts Program.
This new funding initiative is designed to finance narrative short films from filmmaking teams across the three territories, showcasing their creative visions and furthering the careers of writers, producers and directors as they develop their skills, Bell Media said in a news release.
Three fund recipients, one from each territory, will each receive a total of $20,000 in financial contributions from The Harold…
Continue Reading
Ivan Fecan steps away from executive chair role
VANCOUVER — Thunderbird Entertainment Group announced Thursday that industry veteran Ivan Fecan is transitioning from his role as executive chair of the board to focus on developing and producing premium content for the company, such as the award-winning sitcom Kim’s Convenience.
At the same time, Thunderbird announced the appointment of Brian Paes-Braga (pictured) as the new chair of the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Paes-Braga has been an active member of the board of directors since October 2018 and is a large shareholder of the company.
“I wish to personally thank Ivan Fecan…
Continue Reading
MONTREAL — Bell Media and Stingray have partnered to introduce Audio360, an audio sales solution that gives advertisers access to 22 million weekly Canadian listeners through customizable multiplatform audio offerings.
Audio360’s multiplatform approach connects brands with their target listeners on the right audio platform, across the right channels, at the right moment in time, the two companies said in a news release on Thursday.
Audio360 enables advertisers to reach, engage and influence Canadian listeners through:
Digital streaming audio on the iHeartRadio Canada and Stingray Music apps
Terrestrial audio on more than 200 Bell Media and Stingray radio stations
Podcasts on the iHeartRadio Canada…
Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canadian Media Producers Association today announced its new board of directors for the 2019-2021 term. Shaftesbury SVP Scott Garvie was re-elected CMPA board chair, a position he has held since June 2016.
“It’s an honor to be selected for this role and to again have the opportunity to lead such an accomplished group,” noted Garvie in the press release. “I’m particularly proud that the composition of our Board reflects our recent renewal and diversification efforts, as illustrated by the six new board members joining us this term, and the fact that over 50% of our directors are…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – As part of its campaign pledge to “make life affordable for Canadian families,” the federal Liberal Party says that if it remains in power following next month’s election, it will “take strong action” to have cellphone bills reduced by 25% within four years and save a family of four nearly $1,000 a year.
To reach that target, the Liberals say they will “work with telecom companies to offer plans comparable to global prices,” along with an unlimited family plan, according to their party’s platform on cellphone bills released Sunday.
The governing party also targets…
Continue Reading
TORONTO — As the lead media partner for the 2019 Elevate Tech Festival, taking place this week at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Corus Entertainment announced Monday the full lineup for the event’s New Media Stage, which will happen on Thursday, September 26.
The New Media Stage will feature speakers and conversations with top talent from leading youth culture brands and major players in the new media space.
“This generation of youth are experiencing some of the most rapid change in history, spanning everything from technology, entertainment, health and wellness, gender identity, the geo-political landscape, and everything in between. While technology…
Continue Reading
TORONTO — The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) announced more details about who is scheduled to speak at its annual Connection conference, to be held November 7 at the Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel.
This year’s OAB Sales Session will be facilitated again by John Perras, who will open the session by discussing two keys to increasing radio sales right away: how to improve prospecting and in less time; and what to include in a presentation for increased results.
Pat Bryson (pictured) has been voted one of Radio Ink’s 2018 Most Influential People in Radio and she will deliver the feature sales…
Continue Reading
KELOWNA – Another successful CCSA Connect conference is in the books as about 200 folks from member companies, tech vendors and programmers made their way to Kelowna for a few days of learning, celebrating and fun.
Marketing maven Scott Stratten got Tuesday off to an entertaining, and relevant, start reminding delegates that everything (everything) they or their employees, or contractors do affects their brand and in these days of social media, doing good, or bad, by customers can spread quickly, “but bad travels farther, faster,” he explained.
Stratten also noted the paradox of the complaint call –…
Continue Reading
SSi wants a wholesale deal though
IQALUIT – Northwestel and its parent Bell Canada announced Tuesday that 15 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet and LTE wireless service are now available in all 25 Nunavut communities. The announcement was made as business leaders, investors and government officials gathered for the 2019 Nunavut Trade Show and Conference in Iqaluit.
Northwestel and Bell are using the new open-access Tamarmik Nunaliit network to deliver the new services. Operating on Telesat ka-Band satellite technology, the network provides up to 20 times more Internet capacity than previously available, making high-speed Internet and wireless service possible in each…
Continue Reading
Party would cap wireless prices, too
By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – Were she to become Canada’s next prime minister, Green Party leader Elizabeth May told Cartt.ca she would “take on Facebook and Google because they’re a threat to Canadian journalism and are sucking out revenues.”
“They’re calling themselves platforms and not wanting to be called publishers, but clearly they’re publishing,” she added.
As part of its 2019 election platform unveiled on Monday, the Greens would reform Canadian anti-trust laws “to enable the break-up of media conglomerates,” and “close the loophole that exempts social media platforms from collecting taxes on…
Continue Reading
