Heather Steele promoted to regional news director for Global Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Corus Entertainment’s Global News on Monday announced Heather Steele has been named as the new regional news director and station manager for Global Manitoba and Saskatchewan. “Heather has made a […]
CRTC considering application to expand BPF’s mandate to include online news proceedings
The CRTC is asking for comments on a Part 1 application from the Broadcasting Participation Fund (BPF) to expand its mandate so it can provide financial support for public interest […]
Hollywood Suite to premiere The Movie Man documentary August 7
Hollywood Suite announced last week a feature documentary about “The Movie Man” Keith Stata, owner of Kinmount, Ontario’s independent movie theatre Highlands Cinemas, is coming to Hollywood Suite On Demand on […]
Measures taken by Rogers to improve network resiliency and reliability after July 2022 outage are satisfactory: report
The combination of measures that Rogers undertook after its major service outage in July 2022 are satisfactory to improve the Rogers network resiliency and reliability as well as to address […]
Cable companies blast Telus proposal to significantly increase pole attach rate
By Ahmad Hathout A consortium of large cable companies is blasting a proposal by Telus to significantly increase its pole attachment rate in British Columbia and Alberta, saying it will […]
Quebecor Fund announces $549K in film production assistance and export support funding
CMF contributes an additional $150K in export assistance The Quebecor Fund board of directors last week announced funding for two projects under its Film Production Assistance Program and for one business model […]
Telefilm invests $3.3M in six indigenous projects
Telefilm Canada last week announced an investment of $3.3 million in six indigenous film projects through the indigenous funding streams for the Theatrical Documentary Program and the Production Program in both […]
CMF announces new board chair and director
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) last week announced a new chair and the appointment of a new director to its board. Michael Schmalz has been elected as chair of the board, succeeding […]
Videotron says it has fulfilled all Freedom commitments to government
Quebecor’s Videotron said Friday it has fulfilled all of its commitments to the federal government when it acquired Freedom Mobile. The commitments were that it maintain Freedom’s pricing and to […]
CRTC conditionally approves Nunavut application for fibre build to Inuit communities
The CRTC conditionally approved Thursday up to $272-million to the Government of Nunavut to build a 1,300-kilometre fibre transport connection to four remote Inuit communities in the territory. The fibre […]