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Netflix raises rates in Canada amid increased competition

Netflix is raising its subscription rates in Canada, even as the consumer choice streaming landscape gets more crowded. A standard plan, which allows users to watch...

TV and Film News In Brief – CRTC hearings told OMNI viewership low

CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate it, with the commission hearing from Telus and Shaw that...

Telus, Shaw tell CRTC no need for national, multi-ethnic TV service

As a third day of CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate it, the commission heard from...

Telefilm names new director of Public and Government Affairs

Telefilm Canada has announced that Catherine Émond will succeed Jean-Claude Mahé as director, Public and Governmental Affairs, as Mahé gets set to retire from the organization at the...

Film and TV News In Brief – ACTRA, Quebecor, Netflix, Crave, CBC

  The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM)...

New ACTRA Independent Production Agreement reached

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Association québécoise de la production médiatique...

Film and TV News In Brief

Bell Media has launched court action against Videotron over claims of trademark infringement, stemming from Bell’s recent merger of The Movie Network (TMN) and...

Metro Vancouver engineers trying to revive local SMPTE chapter

Ever wonder where time coding, colour bars or the countdown before a film originated? They were all standards put in place by the Society of...

TV and Film News In Brief

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Bell Media has rebranded The Movie Network (TMN), HBO Canada and CraveTV into one streaming service, simply known as Crave. The new Crave is...

Thunderbird Entertainment Group commences trading on TSX

Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment Group commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol "TBRD" at the open Friday morning (Nov. 2). The animation, factual...

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