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Injunction restores TVA Sports to Bell TV customers

A court order has compelled Quebecor to restore access to its French-language TVA Sports channel for Bell TV customers, after defying two CRTC directives...

Jean La Rose and APTN to part ways at year’s end

Jean La Rose and APTN, the network he's helmed as CEO for the last 17 years, will part ways at the end of the...

TV & Film News – “Next-Gen TV” broadcasting standards to roll out in U.S. by end of 2020

"Next-Gen TV" broadcasting standards will start to roll out in the 40 largest TV markets in the U.S. by the end of 2020, a...

TVA Sports goes dark on Bell TV amidst Quebecor carriage dispute

TVA Sports has gone dark on Bell TV in Quebec, amidst an ongoing carriage dispute between Bell and Quebecor. In an update for subscribers posted...

Labour lawyer Marie Kelly named executive director of ACTRA National

Labour lawyer Marie Kelly has been tapped to helm ACTRA, the national union representing Canadian performers working in the English-language recorded media sector, as...

Film & TV News – Canadian Screen Week capped with Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala

Canadian Screen Week was capped Sunday night with the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala at Toronto’s Sony Centre for Performing Arts. The night’s big...

Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala caps Canadian Screen Week

Canadian Screen Week was capped Sunday night with the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala at Toronto's Sony Centre for Performing Arts. The night's big winners...

CMPA says 2018 a record year for production with foreign location shooting up $993M

While 2018 was a record year for overall film and television production volume in Canada, reaching a high of $8.9 billion ($12.8 billion in...

Cardinal, Anne with an E win big at Canadian Screen Awards for Creative Fiction Storytelling

The Canadian Screen Awards honouring Creative Fiction Storytelling were handed out in Toronto Wednesday night as Canadian Screen Week continues. Wednesday night's big winners included...

TV & Film News – Canadian Screen Awards recognize Non-Fiction Programming

The Canadian Screen Awards recognizing Non-Fiction Programming were handed out Tuesday night in Toronto. Among the evening’s big winners was CBC‘s the fifth estate...

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