OTTAWA – The Canadian rights market and net neutrality will be the focus of two plenary sessions at the 18th Biennial National Conference: New Developments in Communications Law and Policy.
Scheduled for May 5 – 6, 2016 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, the event is designed for lawyers, industry executives, and government officials. If your work connects you to regulation, licensing, or policy development for phone, internet, television, or radio broadcast in Canada, organizers say this symposium should be on your must-attend list.
View the conference brochure for a detailed agenda of this two-day symposium.
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TORONTO – Canadian Formula One fans have more to cheer about now that TSN has expanded its F1 broadcast coverage.
Thanks to a new partnership with Sky Sports, TSN said Thursday that viewers will have expanded pre-race and post-race coverage for all 21 races on the F1 calendar, starting with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. Practice begins March 18 at 1:30 AM ET on TSN2, followed by qualifying on March 19 at 2:00 AM ET and race-day coverage at 11:30PM ET on TSN5.
“Canadian F1 fans are among the most passionate fan bases out there, and we look forward to bringing them Sky Sports’ world-class F1 coverage and commentary,” said TSN’s VP of programming Shawn Redmond, in the…
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MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters held its 11th annual Career Development Day on March 7, with some 350 students from 10 post-secondary broadcast schools registering for the event.
Career Day allows soon-to-be graduating broadcasting students to meet with professionals in their field to talk candidly and ask questions. The event’s ever popular round-table discussions featured hosts from all areas of broadcasting and included: (alphabetically) John Arruda, Mora Austin, Shelley Barry, Julie Borthwick, Ron Brown, Dave Budge, Candice, Lynn Chambers, John Coldwell, Bruce Cowan, Ron Dann, Navi Dhanoa, Erica Diamond, Dale Fallon, Tara Fehertoi, Christina Fitzgerald, Jonathan Green, Diana Hansen, Jennifer…
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OTTAWA – Registration is now open for the 18th Biennial National Conference: New Developments in Communications Law and Policy.
Scheduled for May 5 – 6, 2016 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, the event is designed for lawyers, industry executives, and government officials. If your work connects you to regulation, licensing, or policy development for phone, internet, television, or radio broadcast in Canada, organizers say this symposium should be on your must-attend list.
This year’s program includes a wide choice of plenary and concurrent lectures, as well as panel sessions canvassing current issues.
In addition to the conference materials, copies of a…
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MP fumes his local anchors are now in Toronto
OTTAWA – The ongoing local television struggles were the topic of the day at the Heritage Committee this week as it kicked off its study on the media and local communities (just three short weeks after the CRTC did the exact same thing).
Officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Competition Bureau and the CRTC were at the inaugural meeting to provide MPs with background on the challenges facing the industry.
The nearly two-hour long session was mainly about giving and receiving information on the struggles of local TV, including…
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TORONTO – Reality game show Big Brother Canada returns to Shaw Media’s Global TV next month for its fourth season, complete with new houseguests and returning brands.
Furniture retailer The Brick returns to outfit the Big Brother Canada house in style, joining “premium” brand partners OxiClean HD Laundry Detergent and streaming service shomi. The houseguests compete for a grand prize of $100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an OxiClean prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover.
The show’s Head of Household will once again be able to watch…
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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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