TORONTO – With less than two weeks until its debut, Viceland unveiled more of its millennial-focused programming and confirmed that it will be available on a three month free preview at launch.
Beginning Monday, February 29 at 5:00 AM ET/PT (check local listings), viewers wake up in Viceland with the one-hour special Bar Talk, hosted by Vice Canada’s head of content Patrick McGuire from the new Toronto studio. Following that is the 13-hour special 646-851-0347 Leave A Message.
With hosts that include Canadians Ellen Page (Gaycation), Matty Matheson (Dead Set on Life), and renowned actor Michael K. Williams (Black Market with Michael…
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TORONTO – HGTV Canada has assembled 20 network stars and a raft of brand partnerships for its new interactive multiplatform series Home to Win.
Through the 10-part broadcast and microsite, viewers can immerse themselves in this unparalleled project as big names like Mike Holmes, Bryan Baeumler, Scott McGillivray and Sarah Richardson transform an average house into a gorgeous, fully furnished home that will be awarded to one lucky Canadian. Helping to shape this dream home are comprehensive…
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MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters will be holding its 11th annual Career Development Day on March 7 at 1:00 PM at Corus Quay in Toronto.
Career Day 2016 will include a panel discussion followed by the ever popular roundtable discussions, which will include broadcasters from all areas of radio and television. This is a unique opportunity for soon to be graduating students to speak candidly with experienced broadcasters in all areas of the business, says the OAB, providing students with first-hand information on all aspects of broadcasting. Experienced broadcasters from all areas of radio and television are invited to…
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TORONTO – With less than six months to go before Rio 2016, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions has named industry veteran Errol Da-Ré to its Olympic Games sales efforts as the head of the Olympic games sales team.
Da-Ré (pictured) was previously EVP/SVP of sales at Shaw Media, and also worked in sales at Alliance Atlantis, Canwest and CTV. In his new role, which took effect this week, he will work closely with interested corporate partners, negotiating and bringing on board sponsorship and participation sales opportunities for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Rio 2016.
“We are extremely pleased to have Errol join our…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media’s Global News will be the presenting sponsor of the Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) for the fourth year in a row.
The fourth annual TBFF runs February 10 – 14 in various venues across Toronto as part of TD's Black History Month Series. Coinciding with Black History Month, the festival celebrates artistic diversity within the black community through powerful films and special events.
Global News' Rosey Edeh, anchor of News at Noon, will kick off the festival's opening night at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the film Thina Sobabili (The Two of Us), directed by Ernest Nkosi….
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Hearing starts Monday
TORONTO — CRTC commissioners have a lot of reading ahead of them, judging by the hundreds of submissions already made to the Commission’s review of basic telecommunications services, from industry players, consumer organizations, end-user businesses, and local and provincial governments. Then there are the thousands of individual consumers who have submitted questionnaires related to their usage of telecom services.
(Ed note: This is a re-post of a story we ran in February previewing the 14-day hearing that begins Monday. Cartt.ca will have daily coverage of the hearing, which will be available to hear…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for broadcast licence renewal applications from the country’s big English- and French-language ownership groups for their services that have licences set to expire in 2017.
The Commission said Monday that it has sent customized letters to Bell, Corus, Quebecor, Rogers, Shaw and Remstar, given that there is no licence renewal application form for television services owned by large ownership groups. Licensees are required to respond to questions set out in the letter, and the questions and responses provided will comprise the application.
The renewal applications must be submitted prior April 4 unless otherwise required or authorized. …
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TORONTO – CTAM Canada has tweaked its mission statement and membership rules to open the door to employees of satellite and IPTV companies operating in the CRTC-regulated television environment.
The organization, which was geared to cable companies, content providers, and others who supply products and services to the cable industry, said that the changes “will provide increased focus to the industry organization's education and research initiatives and result in a more inclusive space in the advancement of industry solutions and best practices”.
It’s new mission statement reads:
CTAM Canada is the television industry association focusing on the advancement of content distribution across…
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OTTAWA – Turns out it takes more than TV critics to get your series discovered these days amid the multitude of digital choice and platforms out there.
It takes partnerships, between broadcasters and producers, especially at early stages of production, and even between publicity, marketing and digital teams at a broadcaster. So a panel on discoverability at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa said Thursday
Mark Bishop, co-CEO and executive producer at marblemedia, insisted the indie producer routinely meets with sales, marketing and digital media teams at networks to build champions for his series in the organization. However, he added producers…
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OTTAWA – The days of a siloed approach to advertising in the digital and linear TV environments are coming to an end, according comments at a session on the evolution of advertising at the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) annual Prime Time in Ottawa event.
Barb McKergow, head of marketing ventures at Shaw Media, noted that while the broadcasters and producers may have drawn a line in the sand on the TV and digital platforms front, viewers have a different viewpoint. She described the experience as “fluid” and that consumers don’t really see two screens. From an advertising agency standpoint,…
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