Wednesday, September 27, 2023

TV & Film News

Corus cancels Entertainment Tonight Canada amid share woes

Corus Entertainment has announced it's ending production of Entertainment Tonight Canada, as the company's share price continues to hover around the $1 mark. "After more...

Amazon Prime Video to start introducing ads early next year

Prime Video viewers in Canada will start seeing ads on the Amazon streaming service early next year. "To continue investing in compelling content and keep...

Economic stress driving ad-supported streaming growth, says Canadian Roku study

Seventy-five per cent of Canadian internet users are now streaming TV, with the majority watching ad-supported TV, according to Roku's annual Video on Demand...

TV & Film News – CMF embraces platform agnostic funding approach

Canada Media Fund (CMF) says it’s embracing a future model that focuses on supporting creators and stories regardless of platform, following calls for change...

TV & Film News – 2023 Indiescreen Award winners announced

The 2023 Indiescreen Award winners include Québécois producer Nancy Grant and up-and-coming filmmaker Anam Abbas. Handed out annually by the Canadian Media Producers Association...

DGC unveils 2023 Discovery Award long list

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the 2023 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award long list, highlighting up-and-coming directors to watch out for...

WGC and IATSE sign historic agreement protecting script coordinators

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and IATSE have reached a historic, national agreement to represent script coordinators working in the Canadian film and...

Nancy Grant, Anam Abbas named 2023 Indiescreen winners

Québécois producer Nancy Grant and up and coming filmmaker Anam Abbas have been announced as the winners of this year's Indiescreen Awards. Handed out annually...

TV & Film News – Videotron to shutter MAtv in Montreal

Videotron has announced it will shutter its MAtv community channel in Montreal next summer. The Quebecor subsidiary says it's closing the channel “against a...

Meredith Shaw joins Citytv’s Breakfast Television

Meredith Shaw is joining Citytv's Breakfast Television (BT) as co-host, starting Monday, Sept. 11. Shaw, who recently announced her departure from Bell Media's CHUM 104.5...

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