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Let the distribution games begin
It’s ironic to watch Canada’s number-one distributor, Alliance Films, compete with many of its former colleagues regrouped in Entertainment One, which itself is battling it out with Maple Pictures to be Canada’s number-two feature-film distributor.
E1 board member Robert Lantos says acquisitions timed with bear market
It’s not every day of the week that one gets the chance to listen to Robert Lantos trying to dodge credit for something.
State of conventional TV + CTF = high anxiety
The industry met 2008 with anxiety that, by year’s end, has not abated – in fact, it has only been amplified.
The Small Screen: Losing eyes to specialty
Canadian broadcasting began 2008 with fewer big players striding into the digital age after a string of expensive acquisitions.
Corporate changes shake film biz
The Canadian distribution business in 2008 was pretty much the mirror of 2007. As of Nov. 20 (week 47), total box office stood at $808.9 million, on track to match last year’s total of $857.6 million. But on a corporate level, much has changed.
New media hits puberty
It has been a rough year for traditional media, whereas the prospects for digital media have never looked brighter. So what was it about 2008 that turned the tide for digital media? The answer is video.
CRTC rolls into digital age
How challenging is it to be a broadcast regulator in the digital age?
New deal reached by union, CBC
CBC and Canadian Media Guild bargainers have clinched a quick deal on a new…
Mehta, Pool, McDonald among Top Ten
Films by female and French-speaking directors took pride of place in the Canada Top Ten selections…
Anne shines, but trails Survivor
The latest adventures of Anne Shirley played well for CTV on Sunday night, which saw 1.1 million…
CAB boss stepping down
Glenn O’Farrell is calling it quits as Canadian Association of Broadcasters president and…
Starz backs three B.C. MOWs
U.S. pay-TV channel Starz Entertainment has teamed up with Vancouver producer Front Street Pictures…
Hale out at Telus
Telus digital content acquisitions chief Maria Hale is to leave the phone giant…
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