✖
Policy
New bill looks to limit TV violence
Bloc MP wants to curb on-screen violence seen by children, but his plan is playing to mixed reviews in policy circles
Liberals promise hearings on C-10
Bloc Québécois motion to rewrite controversial censor bill fails in House. Hearings before Grit-controlled Senate not expected until April
Censor bill still moving forward
Bill C-10 could become law as early as Wednesday, setting the stage for after-the-fact talks about heritage minister’s new powers
Ottawa under siege over C-10
Industry appeals to heritage minister and Governor General as controversial bill is sent back to Senate committee. GG urged to withhold royal assent
Censorship storm in Ottawa
Outrage greets new legislation that would give feds the power to pull funding from offensive film or TV projects
More cash for CBC, says report
Unions cheer as Heritage committee calls for stable funding at the network, but dissent among the Tories has one watchdog worried
Industry groups ask ‘casters to show money
Writers, directors, actors and others favor CRTC proposal for more detailed accounting on Cancon
Producers side with HD proposal
Second day of hearings into proposed national service brings a blessing from CFTPA, and more shots from potential competitors
The Burning Question
It’s been four weeks, that must mean the Canadian Television Fund is about due for another round of changes, right? Though, this time, the 12-year-old work-in-progress will get a going-over by the CRTC, which will start public hearings on Feb. 4 about how to fix what may or may not be broken. A ruling on its future is expected from Gatineau later. And so we ask anyone brave enough to speak up:
B.C. tax breaks to match Ontario
Projects from within the province will get a 35% credit, with 18% for everyone else, under new tax breaks put forth by the B.C. Liberals
Networks try again with fee-for-carriage
And this time, the price has gone up. In a joint submission to Gatineau, CTVgm and Canwest are seeking as much as 70 cents per subscriber per channel from the cable companies
Keep a lid on foreign ownership, say producers
A joint submission from groups including the APFTQ and AQTIS sounds the alarm bell about Canada’s cultural sovereignty
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
