Letter to the Editor, Ottawa Citizen correcting inaccurate comments by former CBC President Rabinovitch about Hollywood movies on CBC Television.
Columnist says the strike by Hollywood writers is prompting American TV networks to come up with more non-scripted programming to fill up their schedules.
Article says that Canadian television and movie productions companies that are reliant on U.S. business may have to modify their business plans or lay off staff in 2008.
Canadian-made films, TV shows, actors and filmmakers have garnered a number of Golden Globe nominations.
Columnist says the complexity of international content licensing and digital rights management are key reasons Canadians are able to purchase TV shows through Apple's iTunes store two years after a similar service was launched in the U.S.
Apple has announced that its iTunes Canada store will carry episodes from a handful of TV series seen on MTV, CTV, CBC and the Comedy Network, along with a small number of NHL games.
FRIENDS, ACTRA an CEP conducted a public meeting in Calgary to warn the PM that voters who lean towards the Conservatives do not want Americans purchasing on Canadian media assets.
A poll on Canadians' attitudes toward foreign ownership of Canadian media & communications will be released at the launch of Keep It Canadian, a campaign in support of retaining Canadian control of our media and communications industries.
Corner Gas star and long time supporter of Canadian programming and performer rights has been awarded ACTRA Toronto's Award of Excellence.
Columnist says that a prolonged U.S. writers strike could force Canadian broadcasters into compensating advertisers for lower ratings.
Quebecor has launched Canoe.TV - a web broadcaster that will commission unique Canadian content.
Columnist says the U.S. writers' strike is highlighting an already-growing demand for Canadian shows around the globe.
Columnist says advertisers are preparing to seek compensation for lower ratings if Canadian and U.S. TV networks are forced into reruns by the Hollywood writers' strike.
CBC TV winter season to include a look into what hockey players get up to after the final buzzer, a drama about border security and the return of Alan Thicke as a TV dad.
Canadian producers say that despite the U.S. writers’ strike there is no indication that U.S. programmers are looking to Canada as a source of new television programming.
Kirstine Layfield, the CBC's executive director of network programming says the strike by the Writers Guild of America will give the public broadcaster a chance to win over new Canadian viewers.
The U.S. game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will air on Canada's public broadcaster starting in the fall of 2008.
Columnist says growing tension over emerging technologies has caused the Canadian Film and Television Production Association to walk away from a new-media alliance.
The Writers Guild of Canada says if the CRTC does nothing to support the creation of Canadian content soon the homegrown film and TV industry will continue its decline.
Columnist says British Columbia studio and production equipment suppliers are considering accepting the American dollar at par with the surging loonie.
Columnist says CBC's decision to air Little Mosque on the Prairie in Quebec is timely as the province is in the midst of a debate about the integration of religious minorities and immigrants.
Columnist says that licensing agreements between domestic and U.S. entertainment companies have resulted in Canadians being blocked from a number of popular websites.
The president and CEO of VisionTV says that if the CRTC accedes to cable industry wishes, much of the programming diversity currently available to Canadians will disappear.
The world's most popular video-sharing website has launched a new Canadian version designed to promote Canadian-generated content.
ACTRA members called for more Canada on Canadian television in demonstrations outside the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' convention.
Columnist says the writers' strike in the U.S. could provide a boost for alternative forms of entertainment and accelerate the move by younger viewers away from broadcasting.
ACTRA and Writers Guild of Canada members are being told not to work for U.S. productions coming to Canada to get around the work stoppage south of the border.
Canadian premium pay TV channels the Movie Network and Movie Central have raised their order for Canadian drama "The Weight" from eight to 16 episodes.
A coalition of arts groups says the Internet should be subject to the same rules as TV and radio - that is, it should have more Canadian-made content.
Columnist says Canadian networks will need to decide how to fill gaps in their schedules left by American TV series if Hollywood writers go on strike.
Columnist says the threat of a Hollywood writers strike has domestic film and TV companies expressing fears over cross-border fallout.
This year's Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention will debate the effect of new technologies and platforms, new business models and partnerships, and new regulatory policies on Canadian broadcasters.
A retired professor of English has noted that CBC newscasters are pronouncing words such as "electoral" and "municipal" in the American style of speech.
Columnist says The Geminis are all about celebrating what's really good on Canadian TV.
Figures from 2006 show a drop in a share of the box office for Canadian film, especially for French-language films, yet federal funding for film remains frozen.
Columnist says that if Hollywood screenwriters go on strike the supply of American movies and TV scripts headed to Canada for shooting in the coming months could be reduced sharply.
Data show the recent speech from the throne attracted 860,000 viewers on CTV Newsnet, CBC and CBC Newsworld.
FRIENDS tells the CRTC that cultural sovereignty must come first and foremost in any redesign of the regulatory framework for big cable and satellite companies.
A columnist reporting from the Cannes television conference says the disappearance of Alliance Atlantis is a step back for Canada in the international marketplace.
Columnist says that 22 employees of Star Daily, a celebrity entertainment show, are the first victims of the CTV takeover of the CHUM specialty channels.
Article examines the growing trend of Canadian broadcasters producing domestic versions of foreign TV shows.
Canadian viewers will soon be able to view episodes of U.S. TV series Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl or Big Shots on Rogers video-on-demand service.
CTV is set to produce a Canadian version of the U.S. reality TV series 'So You Think You Can Dance'.
Columnist says the CRTC should mandate Canadian content requirements on the country's movie screens.
Article examines global trends in television programming.
Television executives say that Canadians tend to favour established hit shows over new programs.
FRIENDS says CanWest's decision to cut 200 jobs comes at a time when the company should be producing more quality Canadian programming, not less.
FRIENDS says the CanWest job cuts demonstrate that debtholders are pressuring the company, which is in the midst of trying to buy Alliance Atlantis for $2.3-billion with U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs.
CEP says Global television has abandoned its employees and audiences in cities across the country.
Columnist says there are a number of potential hit Canadian television series currently in production.
YouTube executive says the video-sharing website is eager to establish a greater foothold in Canada through partnerships with Canadian media companies.
Columnist says the Canadian comedy series 'Corner Gas' has received favorable reviews from U.S. critics and the first two episodes had 357,000 and 290,000 viewers on Superstation WGN.
Article says television show soundtracks important vehicle for promoting new music.
Shaw condemns CRTC decision to exclude the top basic cable programming service in the US from the lists of non-Canadian services it is allowed to carry.
Columnist says Canadian broadcasters must shift from reliance on protective regulations and US content, to an unregulated environment in which they compete by delivering original Canadian content to an international audience.
Columnist comments on appeal of hit Canadian show Corner Gas in the U.S.
Article says mobile television suffering from low popularity in Europe.
Columnist lists truisms about new television season, argues program quality better than it has ever been.
Shaw Communications has placed large ads in local newspapers urging readers to write to the CRTC and the Heritage Minister to complain about programming funded by the Canadian Television Fund.
Rogers endorses Bell proposal for guidelines instead of firm rules for ensuring Canadian content and programming diversity in future media consolidation.
Columnist perplexed by Shaw CEO's criticism of successful Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys.
Shaw rearranges Calgary channel lineup for third time in nine months.
Hour-long homegrown dramas are conspicuously absent on Canadian television.
Columnist praises CRTC-commissioned report on reforms to Canadian broadcasting regulations.
Shaw website encouraging customers to write to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the CRTC opposing the Canadian Television Fund.
FRIENDS says changes to simultaneous substitution and genre protection rules could have major impact on Canadian sports specialty channels and Canadian content in sports programming.
Columnist complains broadcasting industry displays counterintuitive reaction to suggestions CRTC may loosen regulation.
Article says Conservative government is facing pressure to toughen copyright laws, even though such laws represent a form market intervention the government might otherwise oppose.
ACTRA says it welcomes a CRTC-commissioner report on regulatory reforms.
Authors of 300-page report on broadcasting regulation commissioned by CRTC particularly critical of simultaneous substitution and its impact on the quantity of foreign programming in prime time.
Canadian Association of Broadcasters claims CRTC-commissioned report on changes to broadcasting regulation lacks context and analysis, calls certain recommendations an "assault".
CRTC releases commissioned report on changes to broadcasting regulation, indicates recommendations will be considered in its forthcoming review of policies on specialty/pay services and broadcasting distribution, and may cause it to revisit aspects of its recently reviewed radio and over-the-air television policies.
CRTC releases commissioned report recommending it consider changes to central features of current television regulations, including simulcasting, Canadian content in prime time, genre protections for cable networks, and CRTC enforcement powers.
ACTRA condemns US organization's NAFTA challenge of financial incentives used to attract foreign film and television production to Canada.
"The Martha Stewart Show" will air in syndication on Canada's public broadcaster starting in September.
The chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment says the forces of globalization are encouraging the proliferation of cultural diversity.
ACTRA is calling on the CRTC to force broadcasters that acquire rivals to spend more on homegrown dramas and less on U.S. shows.
Columnist says the Canadian Olympic Committee is looking into the feasibility of launching a TV channel dedicated to amateur sport.
Rogers tells the CRTC they will return the CityTV stations to profitability by airing more first-run U.S. network series in primetime.
Industry representatives are calling for more funding of Canadian drama, a renewed commitment to domestic feature films and more local programming as part of Rogers' proposed purchase of the CityTV stations.
Rogers has added $2 million to its benefits package and agreed to fund priority Canadian programming during CRTC hearings on its $375 million purchase of five CityTV stations.
FRIENDS offers advice to the CRTC on CanWest's application to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications.
CanWest to air a Canadian version of Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?".
Warren Kinsella suggests that the popularity of the Internet is surging because conventional media companies are moving their content online.
Stephen Waddell, executive director of ACTRA, says proposals to relax Canadian content requirements for the Canadian Television Fund will force domestic actors, writers and directors to make way for Americans.
Article says that this year, for the first time ever, Canadians are not involved in the television production of Canada's national golf championship.
John Doyle says the differences between Canadians and Americans can be seen in the television made in the two countries.
Columnist says the CRTC's recommendation that the Canadian Television Fund lower its Cancon requirement for primetime projects won't result in a dramatic spike in audiences for Canadian shows.
Columnist says the CRTC's recommendation that the Canadian Television Fund lower its Cancon requirement for primetime projects won't result in a dramatic spike in audiences for Canadian shows.
The U.S. broadcast rights to Canadian sitcom 'Corner Gas' have been bought by Chicago-based superstation WGN, which is available in over 70 million U.S. homes.
CanWest has confirmed that it is holding talks regarding a Canadian version of Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters says traditional media companies should be allowed to merge to compete with unregulated content providers.
FRIENDS says unregulated services threaten to undermine the goals of the Broadcasting Act, and segments of the Canadian media industry now suffer from the negative impact of excessive concentration.
The co-ordinator of Canadians for Democratic Media encourages citizens to speak out on media concentration.
A Canadian movie has been beating U.S. summer blockbusters in Quebec, but some critics worry that commercial appeal comes at a high cultural cost.
Article says the next few months will see the CRTC tackle big issues such as foreign ownership, media concentration and Canadian content.
Corus chief executive officer John Cassaday plans to argue against lifting restrictions on U.S. cable channels when CRTC hearings are held on rules governing specialty channels in January.
Article says that proposed rule changes for the Canadian Television Fund would permit funded productions to be made without a Canadian in the key roles of a director, writer, or lead performer.
CRTC says hearings on CanWest's proposed acquisition of Alliance Atlantis will focus on how the merger would impact the broadcasting landscape and whether assets will remain under Canadian control.
Canadian Documentary producers are concerned of the creative and financial implications of CBC's takeover of the Documentary Channel.
The Writers Guild of Canada says the CRTC's recommendations for the Canadian Television Fund sell out Canadian talent to "placate Shaw and Videotron."
Actors' union warns that the proposed changes to the Canadian Television Fund could lead to fewer key jobs for Canadians.
Michael Geist says the emergence of new media is rendering many Canadian content regulations irrelevant.
A CRTC task force has recommended an increase in the minimum fee that broadcasters pay to producers of any programming supported by the Canadian Television Fund.
Lloyd Robertson reflects on 30 years as the anchor of CTV's National News.
FRIENDS reveals that on CBC TV from June 18 to 24, 9.5 out of 28 hours in prime-time were taken up by foreign shows.
FRIENDS research shows the highest level of foreign programming ever for CBC English television.
FRIENDS spot survey shows that more than a third of CBC’s weekly prime time schedule was devoted to foreign shows.
New deal allows CTV to distribute content from Viacom-owned, Comedy Central across platforms such as TV, broadband, video-on-demand and mobile.
Columnist says that CanWest wants to tap into Canada's thriving ethnic media readership, but new automated 'instant translation' of newspapers yields instant frustration.
A survey of Canadians' radio listening habits reveals that young people are increasingly opting for music downloads and the Internet, and that radio audiences are down in all regions of Canada except the Maritimes.
Critics say U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs is set to reap the benefits of a content library in which Canadians have invested $2.5-billion.
A report forecasts a consistent 5.6% annual growth rate between now and 2011 for the Canadian entertainment and media market.
Article profiles a number of deals involving Canadian television shows being made at the Banff World Television Festival.
CEP says Canada's big media corporations are now in the position of choosing their competitors behind closed doors.
Article says CBC Television will contribute $600,000 over three years to the Canadian Film Centre's training program for emerging TV talent.
Columnist says Canada's media industry is entering into a period of business intrigue, speculation and gossip.
The CRTC has upheld rules that say two minutes for every hour of television programming must be used to promote Canadian cable programming.
The CRTC has not approved the transfer of five CityTV stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver to CTVglobemedia.
Columnist says CanWest MediaWorks has chosen to schedule much of its required Canadian programming midseason to fill in slots left vacant by canceled U.S. series.
Canadian actors advocate for more Canadian programming at CanWest MediaWorks' fall TV preview event.
CanWest MediaWorks has presented a fall TV line-up for Global Television and the newly rebranded E! network loaded with U.S. programming.
Video of Canadian actors Gordon Pinsent, Colin Mochrie, Wendy Crewson among those marching at Global's fall television lineup announcement.
Norman Jewison and Moses Znaimer are among those inducted into the first annual Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame.
Actors says domestic broadcasters spent 20% more on U.S. shows in 2006, and $12 million less on Canadian shows.
ACTRTA members protest CTV and Global events promoting new American television programs.
CTV's fall 2007 television schedule to include seven new American shows.
Actors and representatives of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists are planning a rally outside the CanWest Global presentation of its fall television lineup.
Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show tells CTV "You've done a great job there, airing all those American shows and taking credit for them."
Columnist says little has been done to advance negotiations between Canadian and U.S. broadcasters for the digital rights to many American television shows.
Calgary is home to both winners of the 2007 Dalton Camp Award, an annual essay contest on the link between democratic values and the quality of media in Canada.
Winners of the 2007 Dalton Camp Award to be announced on May 31st at the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Saskatoon.
Canadian broadcasters are set to battle for domestic advertising dollars at competing 'upfront' events.
Article says Canadian television network executives are banking on U.S. hit programs to fuel media takeover bids.
FRIENDS says Canadian private broadcasters enjoy a substantial amount of public funding every year that is intended to encourage more Canadian content.
Canadian broadcasters capped off their Los Angeles Screenings by pulling out their wallets in a bid for potential 2007-08 primetime hits.
Columnist says the media is using the words "culture" and "art" to represent what was once referred to as "popular culture" and "entertainment".
CanWest Global has purchased thirteen U.S. dramas and one U.S. comedy for its new fall television lineup.
FRIENDS' steering committee chair says the Canadian Heritage Committee should make it clear to CBC that regional programming is a priority and ensure that the public broadcaster is funded accordingly.
FRIENDS releases data that show Canada's private broadcasters are spending more on American programs than ever before.
FRIENDS says Canadian private broadcasters spent $479 million on foreign dramas in 2006, while only spending $70.9 million on domestic dramas.
Columnist says the globalization of U.S. television is more evident at this year's Los Angeles Screenings than ever before.
FRIENDS says Canadian TV broadcasters, which receive more than $200-million in public assistance, are buying more U.S. programming than ever before.
The CBC and the Directors Guild of Canada say the CRTC is encouraging a freefall of spending on Canadian drama because it didn't firm up support for Canadian content in its new television policy.
Columnist says Canadian broadcasters looking to buy foreign shows will find U.S. networks are moving away from serialized dramas and toward series with self-contained episodes.
CTVglobemedia upped the value of its benefits package and pledged more local programming in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, as part if the company's proposed takeover bid of CHUM.
Columnist calls the move by CanWest to turn over programming for its CH stations to an American company devoted to reporting on U.S. showbiz a "theft of our airwaves".
Canadian documentary filmmaker Allan King to be celebrated at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
Famed mentalist the Amazing Kreskin predicts a homegrown reality show will influence programming south of the border.
Global Television has announced that its sister network, CH, will be adopting the branding and programming of the U.S.-based E! Entertainment Television Network.
Canadian networks are attempting to gain additional advertising revenue and combat the spread of digital piracy by offering TV shows over the web.
Industry analyst says Rogers' proposed purchase of CHUM assets may create more competition for U.S. programming and drive up costs for CTV and CanWest.
Columnist says the CBC should stand apart from private broadcasters as a home for challenging, "weird" and provocative shows.
Columnist argues that the CBC's new television line-up is less about Canadian culture than it is about a fixation on ratings.
CBC's fall season will see more reality programming and sitcoms, but Opening Night, Venture, Country Canada, 72 Hours, Moving On and Jozi-H have been canceled.
The 2007 JUNO Awards on CTV reached 3.7 million Canadians who tuned in at some point in the broadcast.
Columnist says Canadian film makers and distributors should fill the demand for digital content with Canadian productions while domestic viewers are being geo-blocked by Hollywood.
Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy says CTV's decision to bump the Junos for 'The Amazing Race' left an indelible impression that Canadian culture took a back seat to commercial interests.
The Directors Guild of Canada and ACTRA are calling for enforced, higher spending on domestic drama.
CTV has yielded to pressure from artists, record labels and managers and will not bump the Junos for an American reality series - last minute change will result in a 4-hour tape delay in host Saskatchewan.
A CRTC report shows Canadian private broadcasters spent $688-million on foreign television programming in 2006, an increase of more than 12 per cent from the previous year.
FRIENDS questions the stewardship of the CRTC for allowing Canadian broadcasters to spend more on foreign television programming than on Canadian.
Rather than compete with the U.S. reality TV show 'The Amazing Race', CTV has moved The Juno Award broadcast to a later time slot in most Canadian markets.
Columnist says that a bid by a cable channel featuring Canada's multicultural reality to become part of 'basic cable' may be stymied by opposition from Cogeco, Shaw and Rogers.
Observers warn that online video piracy in Canada may increase because of 'geo-blocking' - blocking content based on ip address - if Canadian and American broadcasters aren't able to settle licensing issues.
Survey commissioned by Rogers Communications shows subscriber opposition to mandatory inclusion of new channels in their digital basic cable service and preference for pick-and-pay options.
XM Canada tells subscribers that following a merger of Sirius and XM in the U.S., they expect that existing hardware will be able to receive programming from both services.
British Columbia Film has unveiled two screenwriting awards named for the late Daryl Duke, a director, broadcaster and former member of FRIENDS advisory council, to "celebrate and encourage excellence in screenwriting" in Canada.
CBC Radio 2 programming changes are aimed at attracting younger listeners but one critic says the demise of shows such as Brave New Waves and Radio 3 may turn away the demographic they are seeking.
Domestic content creators want the Canadian Television Fun to allow them to retain copyright of their intellectual property, including the right to exploit digital and on-line areas.
FRIENDS says plans by CBC to rely more heavily on cable and satellite transmission will disenfranchise Canadians who receive TV over-the-air.
FRIENDS supports application of Canada One Television for a CRTC licence.
Alliance Atlantis is rebranding its Life Network specialty channel as Slice, which will offer edgier programming aimed at a younger female audience.
CBC-TV's new sitcom, Little Mosque on the Prairie, has lured two top writers from its comedic rival, CTV's Corner Gas.
XM Canada has struck a deal with Air Canada for exclusive programming of in-flight music channels.
CBC plans to air Canada's only 2007 Oscar winner, The Danish Poet, in a time slot that almost guarantees very few Canadians will see it.
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, the only national aboriginal network in the world, seeks to be recognized as Canada's fourth national broadcaster.
Canadian film, TV and new media producers focused on improving industry performance at their annual Prime Time conference in Ottawa.
FRIENDS recommends to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that CBC governance should be free from patronage, the public broadcaster should better reflect Canada's regions and Parliament should increase CBC's budget by $100 million per year for the next five years.
Canadian filmmaker Torill Kove won the Best Animated Short Academy Award for the National Film Board-produced 'The Danish Poet'.
Following a six-week labour dispute, industry experts say that Canadian film and television now faces a long, hard, uphill climb toward recovery.
CRTC chair, Konrad von Finckenstein spoke of the uneasy relationship between new media and the Broadcasting Act at a Canadian film, TV and new media producers conference.
The President and Chief Operating Officer of XM Canada claims there will be no change in the service it delivers to Canadian Subscribers.
The National Film Board of Canada has received 69 Academy Award nominations over the last 79 years.
The Canadian Film and Television Production Association, The Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec and ACTRA have reached a new three year Independent Production Agreement.
FRIENDS says that, from dumbed-down news reporting to Hollywood imports to decimated local programming, CBC senior management is not delivering what Canadians need.
Columnist says the merger of XM and Sirius in the U.S. would leave little option but consolidation for XM Canada and Sirius Canada.
Columnist notes that Canadian television contributes billions of dollars to the domestic economy.
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio are planning a $13-billion (U.S.) merger that would create an industry monopoly if it clears U.S. antitrust laws.
Columnist says CBC president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch and CBC-TV executive vice-president Richard Stursberg, have been 'stung' by FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting.
FRIENDS defends evaluating the performance of senior CBC executives.
E-newsletter posting says XM Satellite Radio Canada has no plans to offer CBC Radio 1, Radio 2 or Radio 3 to its subscribers.
Ratings show CTV had the five top-rated shows for the week ending Feb. 11, though hockey viewership was up on CBC.
Hollywood studios have balked at the tentative agreement between Canadian actors and producers, leaving both sides to find a face-saving formula on new media compensation.
Under the tentative agreement, Canadian actors will receive a 10% increase in pay over three years and a new compensation model for new media performances.
Columnist asks who is ready, willing and able to articulate why this country needs Canadian-made television?
Noreen Golfman, Chair, FRIENDS Steering Committee responds to allegations by W. B. Chambers, Vice President, Communications, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
550 Nova Scotian members of ACTRA Maritimes have joined in strike action with their colleagues from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba.
CBC TV is giving the timeslot formerly occupied by the home-grown drama "Intelligence" to the U.S. cable program "Hustle".
Columnist sites FRIENDS research stating that between September 2003 and February 2006, foreign programs shown on CBC-TV increased by almost 50 per cent.
Tina Keeper, the Liberal Party's Heritage critic, says a thriving homegrown TV industry should be a major priority.
The union representing Canadian artists and performers plans to appeal an Ontario court's decision to bring in an arbitrator to end a three-week-old strike.
ACTRA, the union representing Canadian performers, is honouring veteran actress Wendy Crewson, naming her the recipient of its 2007 Award of Excellence.
Article suggests a new NHL rights deal would see CBC retain Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup final but would give TSN more games involving Canadian teams and at least one round of the playoffs.
Canada's performers union has called on North American producers to resolve the actors strike by moving the issue of compensation for new-media use into separate talks.
Columnist says if Shaw Communications pulls its contributions from the Canadian Television Fund, Canadian productions such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, Trailer Park Boys, Little Mosque on the Prairie and most documentaries won't have the financing they need.
The Ontario Superior Court is expected to decide whether the ACTRA walkout - in which there are no pickets and no one is off the job - is legal.
Columnist suggests the ACTRA strike has cast doubt on hopes of a revival in the Toronto film production industry - which has been in steep decline in recent years.
The Quebec based TV network has asked the video-sharing site to take down clips of its shows.
Columnist says cable companies will need to adjust to a changing environment where TV shows and movies can be downloaded, stored and played on TV screens without needing a cable subscription.
The CEO of Shaw Communications says he's prepared to breach CRTC regulations and stop contributing five per cent of his company's revenues to the Canadian Television Fund.
A bond rating service has changed their ranking of CanWest until there is clarity regarding the structure and terms of the proposed acquisition of Alliance Atlantis.
Columnist comments on public reaction to the ACTRA strike.
The Canadian Film and Television Production Association has asked Ontario Superior Court to stop producers from making individual deals with the performers' union.
A new device that streams digital entertainment from computers to televisions will make Apple a new competitor to cable and satellite TV operators.
Individual pacts between producers and actors result in little production disruption.
Canadian actors have begun a complicated strike action with no pickets and no work disruptions on film and television production sets.
Columnist says the new CBC comedy is a demonstration of the difference in attitudes and national character between Canada and the United States.
Research shows that over the past three years Canadian programs have attracted roughly one third of the English language TV viewing audience and approximately two-thirds of the French language TV viewing audience.
Negotiations hinge on compensation for performances delivered by Internet broadcast.
Canadian media companies scramble to forge a business model for video-on-demand that will resonate with digital TV viewers.
The union representing 21,000 Canadian professional media performers has set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2007.
Wage increases and the use of performances on the Internet are sticking points in negotiations between 21,000 domestic performers and Canadian and U.S. producers.
Advertising pundits are predicting that streaming, Canadian online video will be the hot ad placement opportunity for 2007.
