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All Canadian Content Articles — 2012

Apr 19, 2012 — News Article: Budget cuts? National Film Board is not afraid by Guy Dixon

Recent cuts to the National Film Board will mean the elimination of three or four significant films per year, or the elimination of one major project per year – like last year’s acclaimed 3-D dance film Ora.

Mar 2, 2012 — News Article: Telefilm to offer big money to micro-budget digital projects

Telefilm is introducing a pilot program that would give emerging filmmakers as much as $120,000 to make so-called "micro-budget" movies.

Feb 21, 2012 — News Article: Pierre Juneau, ex-CBC president, dies at 89

A longtime friend of Pierre Trudeau who had the Juno Awards named after him after a career spent championing Canadian performers as head of the CRTC and CBC has died.

Feb 21, 2012 — News Article: Pierre Juneau, advocate for Canadian content, dead at 89

A long-time friend of Pierre Trudeau who went on to become an early champion of Canadian content as head of the CRTC and CBC has died.

Feb 21, 2012 — News Article: Pierre Juneau, former CRTC and CBC chief, dies

Pierre Juneau, who championed Canadian content on radio and TV as the first chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, has died.

Feb 6, 2012 — News Article: Cartt.ca IN-DEPTH: Blue Ant's Michael MacMillan says original content will lead ambitious plans by by Greg O’Brien

Michael MacMillan recently sat down with Cartt.ca editor and publisher Greg O’Brien to chat about Alliance Atlantis, what he’s learned and what he hopes for his new company, Blue Ant Media.

Jan 17, 2012 — News Article: Low-ball bid for Olympic TV rights could leave Canadians in dark

The International Olympic Committee has rejected a joint offer from Bell and CBC to televise the next Winter Games and the 2016 Summer Games, setting up a high-stakes showdown over how those Olympics will be broadcast in Canada.

Jan 14, 2012 — News Article: Who needs Cancon? by Misty Harris

Despite not being held to the same Cancon carriage rules as traditional broadcasters, YouTube reports that Canadian videos are being sought-out and viewed at a rate roughly on par with those originating in the U.S.

Jan 6, 2012 — News Article: You Watch a Lot of Web Video. You Watch Way More TV by Peter Kafta

Nielson reports people still spend far more hours watching traditional television signals than they do streamed web video.