TV and media production advocates applaud Heritage minister’s plan for CBC
Advocacy groups for Canadian film, TV and media production companies are applauding Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s recently released set of proposed changes to modernize the mandate, funding and governance of […]
CTV Life Channel to debut Queen of the Castle on March 26
Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel announced last week its new original docuseries Queen of the Castle will premiere Wednesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV Life, CTV.ca and the CTV app, and stream next […]
Canadian Heritage minister proposes banishing ads during CBC News programming
By Connie Thiessen Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has released a set of proposed changes aimed at modernizing the objectives, governance and funding of CBC/Radio-Canada, ranging from banishing advertising during […]
CRTC considering reducing financial obligations on radio broadcasters
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC said Thursday it is considering reducing the financial obligations on traditional commercial radio broadcasters while maintaining content requirements to level the playing field with online […]
Kartoon Studios launches free kids streaming channel on Samsung TV Plus in Canada and U.S.
Kartoon Studios on Wednesday announced a major distribution expansion of its free kids streaming channel, Kartoon Channel!, through a partnership with Samsung TV Plus in Canada and the United States. The agreement […]
The White Lotus’s season three debut on Crave sees record-breaking streaming viewership
Bell Media announced Wednesday the season three premiere of HBO’s anthology series The White Lotus on Crave this past Sunday night delivered record-breaking streaming viewership numbers for the platform. The number one title on […]
Digital media platform POP! Canada launches to elevate Canadian music, film, TV
Canadian brand incubator and management group Statement Worldwide announced Wednesday the official launch of POP! Canada, a new digital media platform dedicated to showcasing and amplifying Canadian music, film, TV, arts and […]
Roku secures exclusive streaming rights in Canada for American Idol
Roku announced Wednesday a partnership with producer and distributor Fremantle that gives Roku the exclusive streaming rights in Canada for ABC’s American Idol, which is set to preview its eighth season on the […]
Quebec artists society launches francophone music discoverability site
The Société professionnelle des auteurs, compositeurs du Québec et des artistes entrepreneurs (SPACQ-AE) has launched MUSIQC, a free music listening space dedicated to promoting and showcasing French-language music. Acting as a discoverability […]
CRTC looking into transfer of NBA TV from Bell to Rogers as part of MLSE stake sale
The CRTC on Tuesday opened a proceeding to review Rogers Communications’ acquisition of NBA TV (Canada) as part of the cable giant’s larger acquisition of Bell Canada’s 37.5-per-cent ownership stake in Maple […]