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Warning bells at CTV, Canwest catches a break

Canwest Global Communications narrowly escaped disaster Friday when its senior lenders gave the embattled broadcaster two more weeks…

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Newscast stretches to full hour

Global Television will on Monday launch an hour-long late-night news program in Toronto boosted by a multimedia platform…

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Guild looking for answers from CBC

The Canadian Media Guild says CBC has some explaining to do after a speech Thursday by president Hubert Lacroix…

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Franny walks to Italy, Slovenia

Decode Enterprises has inked a number of new deals and renewals for Franny’s Feet

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Lacroix warns of reductions at CBC

A day after Ottawa said no to bailing out the CBC, the pubcaster on Thursday rolled out Plan B…

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Quebec: the next generation

They say they aren’t part of a collective movement, but most of the filmmakers billed as Quebec’s New Wave have this in common…

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Torstar takes a loss on CTV

Offering a rare peek behind the curtain at an ad revenue-challenged CTV, minority investor Torstar Corp. on Thursday said it has written down…

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Few surprises among writing noms

Scribes from Corner Gas, Flashpoint and This Hour Has 22 Minutes garnered multiple nominations in their…

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Southland set to join CTV

The network is trading the emergency room for the squad room, announcing on Thursday that new crime series Southland will replace ER

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Cookie Jar gets three-peat on CBS

The Tiffany network has renewed its deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment, tacking on three more seasons to the run of…

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Two more CTVgm stations going dark

CTVglobemedia will close two A stations in southwestern Ontario when their licences expire in August…

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Stock sell-off at Canwest

Debt-laden Canwest Global Communications has sold off its 26.5% stake in rival Score Media at a discounted price as it fights…

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Robinson, Culbert leaving CTV

CTVgm will lose two execs on Friday when EVP Ed Robinson and VP of docs…

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Reality series ready for MIP

Beyond Distribution has picked up two series from Toronto’s Temple Street Productions, and will debut both…

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Fringe ditches New York, heads north

The sudden end to New York’s tax credits has sent Fringe to Canada…