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Telus first to offer 24-hour Travelxp 4K HDR channel in Canada

Telus says the Travelxp 4K HDR channel marks the first time a 24/7 HDR channel is available in Canada. Now available to Telus Optik TV customers...

TLN acquires Canadian broadcast rights to Italy’s Serie A soccer

TLN Media Group has acquired the Canadian rights for Serie A, Italy’s top division of soccer. The multi-year deal with IMG Media, the league’s international...

JHR Opens Nominations For Achievement In Human Rights Reporting

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) has opened the 2018 call for nominations for its annual Achievement In Human Rights Reporting Award. The Toronto-based non-profit is...

Facebook remains most popular social network among Canadian anglophones

The Media Technology Monitor's (MTM) latest report indicates 72 per cent of Canadian anglophones are now using an online social network at least once a...

Canada top location for feature films in 2017

Canada was the number one production location for feature films in 2017 for the first time, according to a new report from FilmL.A., the...

Radio-Canada to test Journalistic Sources Protection Act before SCOC

Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the CBC, will test the federal Journalistic Sources Protection Act before the country's highest court. The Supreme Court of Canada...

DHX Media and BBC Children’s Productions to co-produce Season 2 of Creeped Out

DHX Media and BBC Children's Productions will be co-producing another 10 episodes of original kids' live action series Creeped Out. CBBC in the UK and...

Infowars app remains number three news app download in Canada, ahead of CBC News

The Infowars app remained number three in the Canadian Google Play store Wednesday afternoon, ahead of CBC News, Google News and CNN. Downloads of the Alex...

CTV picks up Roseanne spin-off The Conners

CTV has acquired The Conners, the spin-off of this year's hit revival Roseanne which was swiftly cancelled by ABC in May following a racist Tweet...

Netflix backs Pacific Screenwriting Program aimed at producing more B.C.-based screenwriters

Netflix is one of the partners in a new initiative that aims to produce more Vancouver-based screenwriters. The Pacific Screenwriting Program will combine industry mentorship,...

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