Quebecor will adapt Love Island for French market

MONTREAL — Quebecor Content today announced it has acquired ITV’s Love Island reality TV format, which has already been adapted in 18 countries, including the U.S., Australia and France. The […]
Banff Spark receives additional federal Covid-19 relief funding

TORONTO — The Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media today announced it has received additional funding through the government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) to […]
Firstlight Media hires new execs

TORONTO — Toronto’s Firstlight Media, a provider of cloud-based OTT infrastructure to streaming service operators, today announced it is adding three executives to its sales and business development team. Bal […]
WABE convention registration closes Tuesday

CALGARY — The Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) today issued a reminder that registration for exhibitor booths and sponsorship opportunities for its annual convention will close on Tuesday, October […]
TVA Sports moves newscasts online, cuts 17 jobs

By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — Quebecor Media’s TVA Sports is “transforming” its newscasts to a digital-only offering, a move that has resulted in the elimination of 17 jobs. “Over the […]
Game+ adds Spanish pro hoops

TORONTO – Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced this week its specialty service game+ will begin airing games from Liga Endesa, Spain’s top professional basketball division. Beginning Saturday, October 24, the […]
Eastlink can’t remove Technicolor modems from its approved list, says CRTC

But modems already removed from network can’t be redeployed GATINEAU — CNOC members who are third-party Internet access (TPIA) customers of Eastlink and prefer to use Technicolor’s TC4350 model of […]
With the pandemic ongoing and the U.S. elections on tap, CTV News Channel goes free until November 30

TORONTO – Bell Media’s 24-hour news network CTV News Channel has launched a nationwide free preview, the broadcaster announced today. The free preview is available through participating television service providers […]
Murphy says Corus is in chapter four in the “Book of Covid”

Q4 report shows a rough year with some bright spots By Greg O’Brien TORONTO – “I’ve described 2020 as the book of Covid,” Corus Entertainment CEO Doug Murphy told financial […]
Licence renewal: Bell misused community TV funding for “self-serving practices,” CRTC rules

Must pay nearly $18 million to production funds By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — Bell Canada “misallocated” millions of dollars of funding for Canadian programming and failed to meet its obligations […]