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CRTC chair defends shock BCE-Astral Media decision
Jean-Pierre Blais’ comments come as a federal spokesperson says Ottawa is not prepared to amend CRTC’s Thursday ruling denying the deal.
Agency execs react to CRTC’s decision on BCE-Astral
Executives from across the Canadian media agency landscape weigh in on Thursday’s surprise ruling to deny the proposed takeover of Astral Media by BCE.
Frontier Developments opens office in Halifax
The U.K.-based game developer has created 20 jobs so far and is looking to add more programmers, game designers and senior artists to its roster.
ACTRA urges Ottawa pass tax changes to help creators
ACTRA national president Ferne Downey (pictured) says the bill would allow for multi-year “income averaging,” which would benefit self-employed creators who have wildly fluctuating incomes.
Industry calls CRTC Bell-Astral decision “well-reasoned”, “courageous”
“This is a good day for consumers,” Rogers Communications vice chair Phil Lind said in a statement Thursday following the CRTC’s ruling.
Five things we learned from CRTC denying BCE’s Astral takeover
The CRTC in its decision Thursday said that it is serious about undue competition in Canadian media, and hasn’t changed it’s mind that OTT services are not a threat to the Canadian broadcast system.
“Shocked” Bell Canada slams CRTC rejection of Astral Media deal
The phone giant said it is appealing to the federal cabinet to possibly overturn the regulatory denial of its $3.4 billion takeover bid.
Kraft’s Jim Kozak joins CBC Revenue Group
The hire follows Jack Tomik bolting to rival Rogers Media and Alan Dark being promoted to general manager of the sales division.
BBC America renews Cineflix Media’s Copper for second season
The American channel ordered another 13 episodes of the period drama after a ten-episode freshman season.
CRTC denies Bell Canada takeover of Astral Media
It’s back to the drawing board for Astral Media as the industry’s largest independent player is denied a bid to be taken over by the Canadian phone giant.
BuzzTaxi sells a raft of Canadian shows to Quebec broadcasters
The distribution deals includes a slew of shows from Cream Productions, including Historia taking the Treasure Trader (pictured) series and SRC/Explora acquiring How Machines Work.
Henderson, di Prata join ACCT board
Bell Media’s Scott Henderson (left) and former National Bank of Canada exec Cam di Prata (right) join the board, effective immediately.
Air Canada reveals enRoute Festival finalists
The winner of the best short film award will take home a cash prize of $5,000 and win a trip to the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
New trend in TIFF directors getting Hollywood representation
Toronto has long been a gateway into the U.S. market. Now that means a possible signing with a Los Angeles talent agency.
NSI announces Lifestyle Series Producer course participants
Companies including Paperny Entertainment, Architect Films and Cineflix nominated candidates to take part in the training program, part of a push for more skilled Canadian factual and lifestyle series producers.
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