The Bell Canada and Telus Multimedia video trials hearing wrapped earlier this month with the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting one of the few broadcast lobby groups making an appearance in Hull, Que., and coming out with some interesting commentary….

Discovery Channel president Trina McQueen has been named Woman of the Year by Canadian Women in Communications….

It can’t be the climate or the food. It could be, as the u.s. trades suggest, that Canadian producers are building bridges with the Brits to help ward off the u.s. culture vultures, as per Minister Copps and this month’s mission…

Although an official announcement has yet to surface, sources say a third season of Traders is a go….

Mid-season trend identification is never a walk in the park, and with Superbowl festivities giving the top 10 that CanWest domination feel and ACNielsen ratings awol for part of January, a shift in the programming landscape is difficult to peg. But…

Lack of distribution and packaging guarantees aren’t stopping teletoon and The History and Entertainment Network from commissioning a pack of new productions….

The cftpa’s annual industry conference is on deck, a minglefest for all sectors of the film and television production industry composed this year of a new format including The Specialty Service Marketplace and new invitees the likes of Corel Corp. president…

Ah, the joys of simulcast. As the u.s. goes about rejigging schedules, so goeth we….

Imported Artists founder Christina Ford, director Richard D’Alessio and former Kids in the Hall producer Jeff Berman have hung the shingle for a new film and television production company, Clarence Square Pictures….

An hour after the Toronto International Film Festival screening of Swann, Traders lead David Cubitt, a bit player in the film, leans against the bar at Zango and calls the term ‘Canadian star system’ an oxymoron….

Lurching towards the proverbial 500 channels, requests to add 30 foreign broadcasting services to the Eligible Services lists have been filed in response to the crtc’s call for amendments, alongside letters of intent for yet another dozen new Canadian specialty channel…

When the Canadian version of the violence classification system goes into testing later this month, chances are it will look a lot like the American ratings code on-screen since Jan. 1….