Tag: OUTtv
TV & Film News – Coronation drew 7.6M viewers in Canada
Numeris says the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, May 6 drew 7.6 million viewers in Canada. 71% of that viewing was live....
TV & Film News – 2023 Rockie Awards nominees announced
The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the nominees for the 2023 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, recognizing excellence in television and digital...
OUTtv expands with launch of linear channel in South Africa
OUTtv, the Canadian-headquartered LGBTQ+ television and streaming service, is expanding with the launch of a linear channel in South Africa.
Offered on Openview Ultra, a...
TV & Film News – Voss Capital makes play to replace...
Thunderbird Entertainment Group has “set the record straight” regarding an assertion by Voss Capital, LLC that its play to replace the company’s board of...
Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media to launch third-party...
Bell Media says it will launch an “independent third-party internal workplace review” of its newsroom, in the wake of the public backlash over the...
OUTtv granted must-offer status in English-language markets
The CRTC has renewed OUTtv's licence, granting the channel must-offer status in English-language markets.
The renewal comes short of OUTtv's request for must-offer status...
Removal of RT by Canadian BDUs exposes power dynamic
The laudable removal of the Russian government’s propaganda service, RT, from the channel lineups in Canada exposed more than just the ease with which...
Online & Digital Media News – Reddit establishing Canadian presence
Reddit is establishing a Canadian presence, announcing it’s opened an office in downtown Toronto with dedicated Management, Sales, Community and Engineering teams and ambitious...
My Quibble with Quibi: A Lesson for Canada?
Like many people in the industry I wasn’t surprised to see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi shut down last week after rapidly blowing through $1.8 billion...
TV & Film News – CBC ramps up political coverage with...
CBC/Radio-Canada is once again making 24-hour news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, more widely available as Canadians face a resurgence of COVID-19....