Release date likely September 28th
I FEEL FOR HERITAGE MINISTER Mélanie Joly. Seventeen months ago when she kicked off her wide-ranging review into Canadian Content in a Digital World, she bravely put “everything” on the table. She said that a LOT and you know what, if you want to take a holistic look at Canadian content in the midst of a swirling media world that seems to evolve daily into something new, it’s a good idea.
However, it’s gone a bit off the rails.
The problem with everything on the table – is that it’s a damn crowded table, complete with stakeholders…
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MONTREAL – A coalition of cultural organizations have banded together in “an urgent appeal” to press the federal government to shore up and protect Canada’s cultural and media industries in the digital era.
In a declaration entitled Continuity, Fairness, Support, the groups lay out three principles that they say should guide any new policy development, referencing Heritage Minister Joly’s pending CanCon policy review decisions as well as the Quebec government’s review of its cultural policy and digital strategy.
The emergence of Internet giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Spotify have further disrupted the culture and communications sectors that…
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OTTAWA – Tech repair company uBreakiFix is set to open its second location in the Ottawa area this month, with seven more planned for the region in the near future.
Known for its same day service, uBreakiFix says that it is can fix anything with a power button, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, and computers suffering from issues such as cracked screens, water damage, software or camera issues and most other technical problems. Each repair comes with a 90-day warranty and a price match guarantee.
The new Barrhaven store, the first location for local owners Dillon Leeder and Pete Chatelain, will host…
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TORONTO – Cablecasting Ltd. co-founder David R. Graham passed away September 2 in Toronto after suffering a serious stroke earlier this year. He was 80.
Graham and Jim Meekison founded Cablecasting Ltd. in Toronto in the early 1960s which went on to became one of the largest cable TV providers in Canada and eventually expanded to the United States and Britain. Graham sold the company to Shaw Communications in 1992 for a reported $307.8 million.
A memorial mass will be held in Toronto on October 5 and a celebration of his life will take place October 7 in Ottawa.
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TORONTO – Canadian screenwriters and producers have agreed to extend the current independent production agreement (IPA) governing English-language screenwriting in Canada.
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), and the Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique (AQPM) said Monday that all parties have ratified an eighteen-month extension to the IPA, which will come into effect January 1, 2018. This agreement maintains the current terms of engagement, with an increase of minimum script fees, and now expires on June 30, 2019.
According to the joint news release, all parties agreed that screenwriters and producers are best positioned…
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TORONTO – Telus has teamed up with entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den judge Arlene Dickinson on a new contest aimed at helping small businesses succeed.
On now through October 29, the inaugural Telus Pitch asks Canadian entrepreneurs to enter the annual contest by sharing how winning the grand prize of $100,000 will help them achieve their business goals and take their small business to the next level of excellence.
The judging panel will also award four other business owners a total of more than $50,000 in additional cash prizes, hardware, technology and marketing services, and select finalists will be provided ongoing…
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TORONTO – Just in time for the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cinespace Film Studios said Thursday that it is building two new film studios in the west end of Toronto to capitalize on Canada’s thriving film, video and digital production industry.
The new Titan Studios will offer capacity for a seventh project to shoot concurrently on Cinespace's Kipling Studio Campus, with two 20,000 square foot studios and connecting support space to be constructed side-by-side. The company said that this will add 50,000 square feet of purpose-built, state-of-the-art production space and key support facilities to Toronto's studio inventory, with…
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TORONTO – Multilingual media company Telelatino has announced the appointment of industry veteran Errol Da-Ré to the newly created position of chief revenue officer.
Da-Ré will lead Telelatino’s efforts to leverage corporate assets and strengths and align them with customer needs and desires, says the company’s announcement. “He will oversee client direct and national agency sales functions and provide input and advice on other revenue generating activities,” reads the release.
He most recently headed the Olympic sales team for CBC and Radio-Canada, and was previously the longtime senior head of sales for Shaw Media, and prior to that, Alliance Atlantis…
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TORONTO – Chris Bell’s promotion to VP of development, scripted programming at Entertainment One (eOne) is one of a series of promotions and new hires announced this week in the company’s Canadian-based scripted programming team.
Other moves include the promotion of Andrew Kelly to director of development, and new hires Darren Giblin as director of current programming, and Isabel Gomez-Moriana as director of development. Following a decade-long tenure at eOne as VP of development, Rachel Fulford is departing to set up a full-time practice as a psychotherapist.
The dedicated, partner-focused team will leverage the Canadian and international experience of its newly…
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TORONTO – The marketing and advocacy organization for commercial radio in Canada has named industry veteran Caroline Gianias as its president.
Tuesday’s announcement says that Gianias (pictured) brings extensive experience to the position gained by working in executive leadership roles at one of Canada’s largest global agency networks as well as serving on numerous media industry and advisory boards, including the Numeris Board of Directors. Over the course of her 30-year career, she has built trusted senior level relationships with Canada’s largest media owners, advertisers and influencers.
“Caroline will continue to build on the great first year we have had at…
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