Tag: Funding

Federal budget includes roadmap for digital tax, emergency CBC funding

The Trudeau government's first budget in more than two years includes a roadmap for introducing a Digital Services Tax (DST) that would be applied...

Amazon Prime Video commits $1.25M to support Canada’s BIPOC production community

Amazon Prime Video has announced a $1.25 million (CAD) commitment to support the Canadian BIPOC TV and film production community under a new partnership...

TV & Film News – DGC urges an end to Telefilm...

The Independent Filmmakers Committee of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), led by Clement Virgo, has published a “Directors Manifesto” calling for an overhaul...

CBC/Radio-Canada debunks reports it’s received $33.7M pandemic bailout

The public broadcaster is taking aim at reports it's being granted a $33.7 million federal COVID-19 bailout. CBC/Radio-Canada issued a press release late Monday attempting...

$50M in COVID-19 insurance support announced for film & TV industry

The federal government has announced temporary support to get Canadian film and television productions, unable to get COVID-19 insurance, back on set. Canadian Heritage Min....

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Throne speech pledges to ‘address...

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) says it remains optimistic revisions to the Broadcasting Act will be introduced during the upcoming session of parliament, following Wednesday’s...