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Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit told

| 10/08/2024 4:43 pm EDT

Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit toldGATINEAU, Que.–Canada needs to incubate more Indigenous content creators going forward, a conference was told on Tuesday, Oct. 8. It was the first day of a three-day meeting of Public Broadcasters International (PBI), hosted by CBC/Radio-Canada. The opening session on a...

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 hearsOTTAWA–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 CMFThe 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 ministerFormer 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 fundingThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced a new export project to help Canadian content reach global markets. The pilot program will focus on “acquiring pre-sale financing from foreign broadcasters, online streaming services, distributors and sales agents” for...

CMF, Germany partner for coproduction fund

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

CMF, Germany partner for coproduction fundThe 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...