Tag: TVA

All things TVA from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

TVA Group to eliminate 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization

Quebecor-owned TVA Group has announced major changes "to secure its future at a time of crisis for the global media industry," that will include...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Loyalist College suspends applications to...

Loyalist College has suspended applications to its Broadcasting - Radio program, citing low enrollment. The Belleville, ON college says the program is currently under...

Sponsored content segments should be clearly disclosed, says CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has found TVA's failure to clearly disclose sponsored content on its public affairs program Salut Bonjour, amounts to...

Scenes of suicide require 13+ classification, says CBSC

A Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) panel has ruled that themes of murder, suicide and domestic violence require a certain level of viewer maturity,...

Quebecor wins piracy ruling against Québec City hotel cable provider

Quebecor has chalked up another win in its fight against piracy with a Federal Court decision sanctioning two Québec City companies. Technologies Konek and Coopérative...

TV & Film News – Voss Capital acquires stake in Thunderbird...

Voss Capital has acquired approximately 10.5% of the outstanding shares of Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment Group. Voss Capital analyst Taylor Henderson said they believe Thunderbird...

Content pirates ordered to pay $29M in damages to Bell, Rogers,...

A Federal Court judge has ordered three pirate TV providers to pay more than $29 million in damages to Bell, Rogers and TVA, who...

TV & Film News – Tantoo Cardinal, Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds...

The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards have announced this year’s lineup of honourees, headlined by Tantoo Cardinal, Catherine O’Hara and Ryan Reynolds. The awards...

Regulatory, Telecom, & Media News – Quebecor files complaint against ICI...

Bell has applied for leave to appeal the CRTC decision forcing it to treat TVA Sports like its own RDS Sports channel. The Dec....

TV and Film News In Brief – Netflix raising subscription rates...

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