a little deal between Baton and CHUM Ltd. and suddenly dismantling the ctv co-op, a seemingly insurmountable problem for a half-decade, is solved. All that remains for the new King of Canadian broadcasting and his court are four months of math…

Montreal: On those competitive issues central to the interests of the industry, safeguarding of our distinctive rights market and special status for coproduction ties with Europe, the battle continues. But recently appointed chairman of Astral Communications and former crtc chair Andre…

When the fax machine at the Licence Fee Program of the $200 million ctcpf is switched on at 9:00 a.m. on April 1, the race to spend the cash will officially have begun….

Shelley Middlebrook, associate publisher of Playback for the past two years, has been promoted to publisher. Middlebrook, 30, succeeds Kathy Hamill, who remains vp and group publisher. Hamill will be taking a more active role in developing and launching new publications…

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With a firm commitment on a tax credit likely absent from an impending Saskatchewan budget, Prairie producers continue discussions with provincial governments toward sustaining local production levels and industry infrastructure….

High Road Productions has just created a new distribution division, High Road International. In addition to world market forays, the 16-year-old Toronto documentary production company is also venturing into drama….

Toronto-based Greenlight Entertainment has two projects on its upcoming production slate – a feature film Hellcab and half-hour magazine series Get A Grip On Golf….

For the first time, MILIA ’97 – the new-media equivalent of mip-tv – played host to a Canadian booth organized by Telefilm Canada, Canadian Heritage and the Foreign Affairs department, which acted as ground control for the more than 60 Canadian…

Big Bang Animation, a four-year-old Montreal 3D, special-effects and multimedia producer, has split in two, ending the business partnership between founders Mario Rachiele, Danny Bergeron and Dominique St. Louis….

The 15th international Festival of Films on Art, a competitive North American showcase, runs March 11 to 16 in Montreal with 160 films and videos from 25 countries….