Mar 8, 2010 — News Article: Canadian sitcoms, reality TV outdo dramas by Etan Vlessing
Lead by 'Hiccups' and 'Dan for Mayor' Canadian sitcoms and light reality fare are outperforming edgy homegrown dramas in primetime.
Mar 3, 2010 — News Article: Canadians Actually Watch Canadian TV
TV writer says that strong ratings for Canadian TV shows demonstrates an appetite for Canadian stories.
Mar 2, 2010 — News Article: Stellar Olympics broadcast shows we want to watch our own TV by Greg O'Brien
Columnist says that Canadian broadcasters invested more in Canadian programming rather than importing US shows, the quality would increase and more Canadians would watch.
Mar 1, 2010 — Policy Brief: Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-732: Mandatory distribution – Section 9(1)(h)
FRIENDS supports the mandatory carriage of those television services which the CRTC determines to be in the public interest.
Feb 25, 2010 — News Article: Canadian Film Centre by Etan Vlessing
Article profiles the Canadian Film Center, an advanced training center created by Norman Jewison where Canadian film, TV and new media professionals look to boost their careers.
Feb 22, 2010 — News Article: Canada looking to change casting rules by Etan Vlessing
The Canadian government is looking to change casting rules for Hollywood stars in homegrown movies to boost their boxoffice appeal.
Feb 22, 2010 — News Article: Making Canadian films American not the path to success
Actors' union says Canadian stars are incensed to hear that Telefilm Canada is considering using taxpayer's money to buy Hollywood talent.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Shaw wins court fight for CanWest assets by Susan Krashinsky, Grant Robertson and Andrew Willis
Columnist says the court approval sets stage for talks between Shaw and Goldman Sachs over Canwest's specialty channels.
Feb 20, 2010 — News Article: Telefilm wants U.S. stars in Canadian movies
The head of Canada's federal film agency Telefilm, is urging the government to ease restrictions on allowing foreign stars to appear in publicly-funded movies.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: Canwest reaches agreement on equity investment
Canwest Global Communications announces that it has secured an equity investment commitment from Shaw Communications.
Feb 12, 2010 — News Article: French State calls TV ad ban illegal by Rebecca Leffler
France's highest court argues the government doesn't have the power to unilaterally ban advertising on the country's public networks.
Feb 8, 2010 — News Article: Blacked-out in the Great White North by Bruce Dowbiggin
Columnist says that employing the blunt weapon of blacking out U.S. content, especially during the Super Bowl, won't work for a new generation of tech-savvy consumers.
Feb 3, 2010 — News Article: CTV leaves CBS behind on 'The Bridge' by Etan Vlessing
CTV won't wait for CBS to set a U.S. primetime slot for "The Bridge" before it debuts the Canadian cop drama.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: National Film Board unreels online smash hits by Michael Geist
Columnist says a series of NFB innovations have highlighted the benefits of an open distribution model and the potential for Canadian content to reach a global audience online.
Feb 1, 2010 — News Article: What's behind delay in appointing film agency boss? by Martin Knelman
Industry insiders suspect Prime Minister's Office declined to approve the CEO candidate for Telefilm Canada recommended by the search committee.
Jan 29, 2010 — News Article: CRTC rules becoming 'ineffective' by Jamie Sturgeon
A new report says the rapid expansion of broadband-fuelled entertainment, whether online or across cable TV networks, has rendered the regulatory framework established to protect and foster Canadian content obsolete.
Jan 29, 2010 — News Article: Canadians told to face down digital threat by Etan Vlessing
Consultant says Canadian TV producers, broadcasters and funders need to work closer and faster to compete against American broadband content flooding into the domestic market.
Jan 21, 2010 — News Article: New rules 'a big, big hit' to Canadian magazines by James Adams
Columnist says long-feared changes to funding mean many literary, arts and scholarly magazines are likely to close.
Jan 13, 2010 — News Article: Telefilm is no longer Wayne's world by Gayle MacDonald
The federal film agency's departing CEO reflects on a turbulent five years.
Jan 12, 2010 — News Article: Canada's 2nd oldest magazine sheds its pelt by Randy Boswell
The Beaver has been forced to change its name after 90 years because the title's inadvertently sexual connotation is getting caught in online filters.
