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Marise Strauss
Gunless shoots blanks
Big push by Alliance draws scant returns for Paul Gross’ latest
Robert Kerr 1929-2010
Wide-screen pioneer co-founded IMAX after earlier political career
Newman exits Global news
Veteran anchor to take time off for travel and relaxation
History, Muse ready Kennedys
Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes to play presidential couple in the $25 million mini, set for June in Toronto. Ken Welsh joins as Hoover
Canadiens rock TSN, RDS
Montreal’s climactic Game 7 victory over Washington sends playoff ratings to new heights
Releases roundup: Alliance goes Gunless
High expectations for Paul Gross’ latest, but will E1 and Brendan Fraser have Vengeance?
Cablers out of cable access?
Activist group calls on CRTC to hand control of community TV to the communities
Canwest launches Reality Channel
Fear Factor, Survivor and Deal or No Deal Canada to run on new cable outlet
Mroczkowski joins Global
Global Toronto has scooped up Anne Mroczkowski for its flagship 6 p.m. newscast, which she will co-anchor alongside Leslie Roberts starting June 1.
The CMF debuts
The $350 million Canada Media Fund finally opened the door for business on April 1. Playback turned to stakeholders for their thoughts on how the new fund measures up?
Moore weighs in on fee-for-carriage decision
A decision by the Federal Court of Appeal on fee-for-carriage is still months, perhaps years away, yet the debate continues over the implications for consumers who may be hit with additional fees on their monthly cable bills. That’s if the court rules in favor of the CRTC’s recent decision, which clears the way for private broadcasters to seek compensation for their on-air signals from cable and satellite distributors.
Discovery eyes new channels, more online
Discovery Channel Canada is set to introduce new channels and move shows onto other platforms more easily under a new 10-year agreement between its parent CTVgm and Discovery Communications in the U.S. The deal extends the 15-year-old joint venture into 2019 and gives CTVgm access to as many as 14 other Discovery brands, with the option of launching new channels in Canada or rebranding its current services.
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