Ending close to 18 months of negotiations, CanWest Global, Shaw Communications and Corus Entertainment have finally signed off on an agreement that, if approved, will see all the assets of WIC Western International Communications split among the three companies….

The bigger-is-better broadcasting trend is driving growth at Craig Broadcast Systems as president Drew Craig and his two brothers take over the privately held, family-owned business following the Oct. 30 death of their father, chairman and ceo Stuart Craig….

*Extra $1M for Canadian film and video training…

While wild party scenes and beautiful young people are often centre stage in beer commercials, this year’s Top Spot winner shines the spotlight on a creepy crustacean….

Montreal: The crtc will release its report on a French-language arts tv service on Nov. 15. The report emerges from a government Order in Council asking the commission to review the feasibility of a national arts specialty service in French. If…

Vancouver: A flurry of ownership changes mean West Coast and East Coast companies are becoming greater cable forces in the post-monopoly era….

Multimedia, documentary, music video and tv all create a mosaic of me as a filmmaker. I even managed a recording studio, which is where I learned more about how to listen. It was music video, though, that provided me with the…

Although actra doesn’t get involved in the politics of its u.s. counterpart, the Canadian actors’ union is excited about establishing a relationship with the Screen Actors Guild’s newly-elected president….

*Lions Gate Ali biopic…

Montreal: It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Montreal and the only sign of life at Mirabel, the city’s seemingly deserted cargo airport, is the cast, crew and some 60 extras belonging to the mow Task Force: Caviar….

Director of photography Barry Peterson spent a lot of time in the dark while shooting the Pontiac spot ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ with Jolly Roger director Steve Chase….

The sight of a squeegee kid poised on the corner waiting for the light to turn red is all too familiar to anyone who drives downtown city streets. In this 30-second spot, however, the skillfully driven car makes it through the…