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Corus defends restructuring plan in CRTC documents

| 07/09/2026 3:16 pm EDT

Corus defends restructuring plan in CRTC documents

Corus Entertainment Inc. is lashing out at critics of its proposed restructuring plan, some of whom are calling for tangible benefits to be paid and demanding a public hearing into the new fiscal arrangement. The CRTC announced in May it would consider a recapitalization...

National Film Board resistant to possible merger with Telefilm, CMF

| 04/16/2026 11:37 am EDT

National Film Board resistant to possible merger with Telefilm, CMF

A rumoured proposal to merge Canada’s audiovisual agencies is receiving pushback from the National Film Board (NFB), according to a source familiar with the matter. The...

Canada Media Fund unveils $359M plan for 2026-27

| 04/02/2026 9:47 am EDT

Canadian Media Fund CEO suggests advancing tax credits for film and television

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has introduced its program budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which...

Cultural groups eye future collaboration with Mexican counterparts after trade mission

| 03/03/2026 12:03 pm EST

Cultural groups eye future collaboration with Mexican counterparts after trade mission

A recent trade mission to Mexico that included 37...

Canadian Media Fund CEO suggests advancing tax credits for film and television

| 01/30/2026 4:43 pm EST

Canadian Media Fund CEO suggests advancing tax credits for film and television

Canadian Media Fund (CMF) CEO Valerie Creighton is calling for advanced tax...

Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit told

| 10/08/2024 4:43 pm EDT

Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit told

GATINEAU, Que.–Canada needs to incubate more Indigenous content creators...

Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears

Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST

Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears

OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream broadcasters in the years to come, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) was told Friday. A...

Kelly Wilhelm joins CMF

Media | 08/07/2019 2:31 pm EDT

The Canadian Media Fund has announced it is hiring former Heritage Canada strategist Kelly Wilhelm to a newly created role of chief strategy officer.  According to a release, Wilhelm will be “tasked with contributing to setting the future trajectory of the CMF, with a specific focus on...

Netflix Canada’s first employee plucked from the CMF

Media | 08/30/2018 4:40 pm EDT

Netflix Canada’s first employee plucked from the CMF

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has confirmed that its vice-president of...

Joly out at Heritage as Pablo Rodriguez named new minister

Media | 07/18/2018 5:00 pm EDT

Joly out at Heritage as Pablo Rodriguez named new minister

Former chief government whip Pablo Rodriguez is the new heritage minister,...

CMF launches export program for CanCon

Media | 12/01/2017 3:40 pm EST

CMF drives higher activity despite less funding

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced a new export project to help Canadian content reach global...

CMF, Germany partner for coproduction fund

Media | 08/23/2017 5:53 pm EDT

CMF, Germany partner for coproduction fund

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and a German film funding and media business development body are setting up...

CMF budget down 5.8% due to decline in BDU contributions

Media | 04/03/2017 6:55 pm EDT

The annual program budget for the Canada Media Fund (CMF) for 2017-2018 is smaller than the previous year due to a decrease in contributions from broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs). The CMF...

CMF teams with Screen Australia to fund digital projects

Media | 10/14/2015 3:57 pm EDT

The Canada Media Fund and the Australian government, through the Screen Australia agency, are investing $800,000 into an initiative for digital interactive projects. “With 50 film and...