Tag: TVO

TV & Film News – TELUS adds Japanese public broadcaster NHK...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN, Japan’s international 24-hour English-language television channel, is now part of TELUS’ channel lineup, making it the first operator in Canada to add...

TVO taps former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge as CEO

Former CFL commissioner and CBC Sports executive Jeffrey L. Orridge has been named the new CEO of TVO, effective Nov. 30. Ontario Education Minister Stephen...

TV & Film News – Marci Ien among WIFT Toronto’s 2020...

WIFT Toronto has named its 2020 Crystal Awards honourees. They include Beth Janson, CEO at the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, who receives...

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....

TV & Film News – Canadian Heritage announces temporary COVID-19 insurance...

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

TV & Film News – Cardinal, Hey Lady! lead 2020 DGC...

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the 2020 DGC Awards nominations for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini Series. CTV’s Cardinal...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CTV News most trusted media...

The University of Victoria’s Gustavson Brand Trust Index has updated its 2020 rankings to reflect Canadian brand trust in the early weeks of the...

TV & Film News – Cardinal, Schitt’s Creek among big Canadian...

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has virtually presented Canadian Screen Awards in the Broadcast News, Sports Programming, Documentary and Factual, Children’s and...

TV & Film News – CBC moves to restore some local...

CBC plans to restore some local TV news with an expanded 30-minute local news segment on CBC News Network, saying “over the course of...

Online and Digital Media News In Brief – Global News, TVO...

Global News, TVO and Postmedia will benefit from the first-round of Google News Initiative (GNI) YouTube Innovation funding. Google says many of the 87...