TFO to break away from TVO on April 1, Ontario government announces

TORONTO – Ontario’s French-language public educational broadcaster, TFO, will become a separate, stand-alone organization on April 1 – breaking its ties with English-language broadcaster the Ontario Education Communications Authority (TVOntario), Education Minister Kathleen Wynne announced Friday. The split was originally revealed on June 29, when the Ontario government asked TVOntario’s board to submit a plan by the end of 2006 for moving forward on that objective. The plan also includes a proposal for TVO to transition from analog to digital and roll out a new content strategy, while a separate TFO will be able to develop further in its role of...