Banff: The ctcpf annual general meeting at the Banff Television Festival saw the election of Richard Stursberg, president of the Canadian Cable Television Association, as chairperson of the ctcpf board. Stursberg replaces Peter Herrndorf, who acted as interim chairperson over the…

Banff: Multimedia has been a hot topic at the Banff Television Festival, where Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps announced a $30-million multimedia fund to be administered by Telefilm Canada….

The Canadian Film Centre will put out the tender to Canada’s drama creators next week, requesting series proposals for the new Television Resident Programme….

As hundreds of Banff Television Festival delegates wade into coproduction discussions next week, Telefilm Canada reports that five months into 1998, 34 international coproductions are already underway, 10 of which involve u.k. partners….

While the bumper crop of specialty channels is adding new dollars to the Canadian programming kitty, increased competition for national funds means the regional networks are becoming that much more important for producers in the West….

While there is no doubt that the Canadian television industry will heed the Banff cattle call and flock west in droves June 7-13, flooding the gates with overseas delegates has been top of mind for the 19th annual event….

As audiences and creative types debate the merits of the final Seinfeld episode, it is befitting to remember the stir caused when Newhart went off the air in 1989, after an eight-year run, because Bob Newhart decided to call it quits…

The veterans of the 1997 Banff Market Simulation are heading west again, aiming to further the projects they brought to the world television industry’s attention a year ago. All concur that stepping up to the pitching mound not only sparked some…

While dramatic series have been given a lifeline with injections of additional ctcpf monies, other genres of programming may fall off broadcasters’ schedules if producers are unable to fill gaping holes in financing structures left in the wake of reduced eip…

Edmonton: It’s 7:15 a.m. and the live Big Breakfast weekday morning show is underway at A-Channel’s bright yellow, red and blue studio. Pedestrians glue their faces to the all-window front and gaze into the hubbub of the working newsroom. A banner…

Feature film producers are casting a wary eye at the recent upheavals on the distribution landscape. Big players backed by high volume and the clout of output deals with the mini-majors bring more muscle to access screens, but distribco consolidation also…

Television drama production in Canada jumped a stunning 85% in 1997 and pushed total indigenous volume over the $1.4-billion mark….