News & Newsletters
The latest industry news on the film and television business.

February 1, 2012
MediaCaster Magazine - Docs are Hot Again as Online Funding, TV Calling, Festival Screenings Announced

February 1, 2012
CMPA Newsroom - CMPA Profile 2011: State of the Canadian On-Screen Production Industry

January 31, 2012
The Toronto Star - Hot Docs to Start Crowd-Funding Program

January 23, 2012
National Post - Despite three entries at Sundance, Canadian documentaries are in dire shape

January 21, 2012
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - Exclusive Sneak Peek of the 30-sec Genie32 trailer

January 16, 2012
24 Hours Toronto - 3rd ADs hailed as heroes after helping man out of water

January 15, 2012
Collider.com - 25 Things to Know About RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION

July 20, 2011
Globe and Mail - Why the Gemini Awards might actually matter this year

July 19, 2011
680 News - City's economic development committee looking over core service review

July 19, 2011
CBC News - Filming in Saskatchewan picks up

July 20, 2011
L.A. Times - Upon review, shine comes off glowing report on film tax credit

July 19, 2011
Broadcaster - Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund introduces new marketing program

July 19, 2011
Broadcaster - Half of Canadians would give up TV before phone or Internet--survey

July 18, 2011
Montreal Gazette - 178 lose jobs as Technicolor closes Montreal plant

July 18, 2011
Globe and Mail - Hollywood’s digital push a boon for Kitchener factory

July 15, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Game time For GameLoft in Ontario as French player opens local studio with tax credit coin

July 15, 2011
Macleans.ca - Is film school for suckers?

July 15, 2011
Detroit News - State has 28 applicants for remaining $2.25M in film credits

July 15, 2011
L.A. Times - Emmy nominations: TV proves a beacon for film folks too

July 15, 2011
Globe and Mail - Put competition on the dial

July 14, 2011
Globe and Mail - Budding filmmakers need not apply

July 14, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Emmy nominations: 'Mildred Pierce,' 'Mad Men' lead

July 13, 2011
Detroit Free Press - New framework for film incentives to be introduced in state Senate

July 13, 2011
Niagara Gazette - City's NFC Board approves $10,000 grant to support local film production

July 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - The end of ‘free’ is sweet music for artists

July 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - Canadian TV and film awards body, dogged by criticism, replaces entire board

July 13, 2011
Open File - Growing Hamilton's film industry from within

July 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - Netflix raises rates, irks subscribers

July 12, 2011
Globe and Mail - The CBC should be available across the land

July 12, 2011
Toronto Star - City savings carry a price, says new consultant’s report

July 12, 2011
Globe and Mail - Groups, regulators square off at CRTC hearings

July 12, 2011
Globe and Mail - TV watching has slowly declined since 1998

July 12, 2011
CBC News - Cuts ahead for CBC, arts, Moore says

July 11, 2011
L.A. Times - Web-only studios mature by mimicking 'old media'

July 8, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadian TV producers told to fall in line on broadcast deal

July 8, 2011
Broadcaster - CRTC postpones public hearing on CBC

June 30, 2011
L.A. Times - Go forth and make movies

June 29, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Hollywood's next big piracy fight: digital merchandising

June 29, 2011
Mediacaster - Technology and innovation in Canada needs private investment

June 28, 2011
Globe and Mail - CRTC faces regulating a confounding ‘new world’

June 28, 2011
Globe and Mail - Cineflix Media makes a move into TV drama and comedy production

June 28, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Study: California production incentives a success

June 28, 2011
Globe and Mail - Flaherty to cultural institutions: Annual funding? Don’t count on it

June 28, 2011
CBC News - Don't count on grants, Flaherty warns arts groups

June 27, 2011
Globe and Mail - Poor marketing hurt 'Barney's Version' in the U.S., director says

June 27, 2011
Ottawa Business Journal - Ogling Ottawa’s newest film production space

June 27, 2011
Mediacaster - Digital media and entertainment spending on the rise in Canada

June 26, 2011
The Wrap - UltraViolet arrives soon: will it save the day for Hollywood?

June 25, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - DGA re-elects Taylor Hackford as president

June 25, 2011
Variety - Canuck question value of co-productions

June 25, 2011
Vancouver Sun - Surrey on a mission to get on Bollywood's billion-dollar radar

June 24, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - William F. White Centre opening marks Toronto production boom

June 23, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Toronto's first night Canadian film contenders

June 23, 2011
Mediacaster - Five films, five days, fifth annual CFC Project Lab triggers content creation

June 22, 2011
Globe and Mail - Shaw tells CRTC to say no to a blanket ban on exclusive content deals

June 21, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadians raise $115 million for digital rollout

June 21, 2011
Toronto Star - Making the business case for culture

June 21, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Subsidies for U.S. productions at stake

June 18, 2011
Globe and Mail - Buckle up, Toronto. Bollywood is coming

June 17, 2011
Broadcaster - CRTC launches public consultation on CBC's licence renewals

June 17, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Toronto toasts getting its production mojo back

June 17, 2011
Mediacaster - Interactive Rockies, Internet innovations celebrated at Banff

June 16, 2011
CBC News - Cronenberg's Cosmopolis gets $2.7M from Telefilm

June 16, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Senate committee votes to make illegal streaming of movies, TV a felony

June 15, 2011
Globe and Mail - Netflix seeks to reassure Canadian media producers

June 15, 2011
Globe and Mail - One will get you three if you fund the CBC

June 15, 2011
Globe and Mail - Country would lose at least $1.3-billion if government privatizes CBC: report

June 15, 2011
National Post - The CBC starts to erect its funding defences

June 15, 2011
CBC News - CBC contributes $3.7B to economy: study

June 15, 2011
Broadcaster - Banff Festival announces Rockies winners

June 14, 2011
Mediacaster - Digi Awards to list elite Canadian digital projects, companies

June 14, 2011
L.A. Times - New York City's TV production surges to record level

June 14, 2011
Victoria Times Colonist - Project recreates the often exhausting reality of working long hours on and off the set

June 14, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Film industry, led by electronic delivery, will grow in every category through 2015: report

June 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadian TV czar finds Hollywood smug over Netflix

June 13, 2011
CBC News - Broadcast, telecom regulation needs overhaul: CRTC chair

June 13, 2011
Broadcaster - CRTC chair calls for rethink of entire regulatory system

June 13, 2011
Broadcaster - The Movie Network and Movie Central announce production of original Canadian series

June 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - CRTC chief talks legislation for services such as Netflix

June 13, 2011
Mediacaster - Digital technology, online community engagement key to accessing international markets

June 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Strike Two: This time, it will be a swing and a miss for film producers

June 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - CBC Television: From arts champion to glorified karaoke club

June 13, 2011
Vancouver Province - Gunless takes best feature at Leos

June 12, 2011
Globe and Mail - Media festival shines positive spotlight on future of Canadian television

June 11, 2011
New Brunswick Business Journal - Digital media tax credit good idea, plan to develop sector a better one

June 10, 2011
Globe and Mail - Where are the 3-D masterpieces? Just wait

June 10, 2011
Montreal Gazette - Montreal directors picture-perfect

June 9, 2011
The Economist - Film-industry subsidies; Unilateral disarmament

June 9, 2011
Vancouver Province - Local awards boost from U.S. industry

June 9, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Lawmaker proposes film subsidy by municipalities

June 9, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - SAG/AFTRA members OK contract for work done for corporations and educational institutions

June 8, 2011
Globe and Mail - For 75th fall season, CBC-TV unveils a hipper face

June 8, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Los Angeles pilot production share takes a hit

June 7, 2011
Globe and Mail - For Canadian TV, summer is the new growing season

June 7, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - New York State nabs record eight new fall TV series

June 7, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Ontario touts stability amid tax credit chill

June 7, 2011
Broadcaster - Creators establish principles for copyright reform

June 7, 2011
Broadcaster - Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund supports five new projects

June 7, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild applauds permanent funding for CMF

June 7, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canada's Comweb takes CinequipeWhite in-house

June 6, 2011
Toronto Star - CRTC hears fears about Netflix, CanCon

June 6, 2011
L.A. Times - Plenty of entries but few winners in California film tax credit lottery

June 6, 2011
Mediacaster - Internet video use in Canada, U.S. drives OTT revenue projections

June 6, 2011
Mediacaster - CFC Short Film Fest points to Genie, Academy Awards

June 6, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - California film commission reveals 2011 tax subsidy recipients

June 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - SAG offers indie filmmakers low-budget advice

June 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Filmmakers face grim reality of slashed tax incentives

June 5, 2011
L.A. Times - Film directors are embracing TV

June 3, 2011
Globe and Mail - Union cries foul over non-union U2 documentary shot in Winnipeg

June 3, 2011
Mediacaster - Canadians going 'over-the-top' in TV consumption

June 2, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Focus Canada set for Shanghai Film Fest

June 2, 2011
Globe and Mail - Disney CEO defends use of 3-D in movies

June 2, 2011
Globe and Mail - TV broadcasters regain their footing

June 2, 2011
Mediacaster - Youth Media Alliance celebrates content creators, iconic canadian content

June 2, 2011
Ottawa Business Journal - Film development head leaves OGFT

June 1, 2011
L.A. Times - Online video watching to double by 2015, Cisco forecasts

June 1, 2011
L.A. Times - Netflix chief Reed Hastings extols the virtues of writing big checks in Hollywood

June 1, 2011
Broadcaster - Bell Media announces commencement of Bell benefits

May 31, 2011
Toronto Star - Comings and goings shake up Toronto’s arts world

May 31, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - California state assembly passes bill to extend film, TV tax credit program

May 31, 2011
Broadcaster - Quebecor Fund announces funded production companies and programs

May 31, 2011
Mediacaster - Digital media disruptions a challenge to media industry regulators like CRTC

May 30, 2011
Globe and Mail - Rivalry grows between CTV and CITY-TV

May 30, 2011
Globe and Mail - Netflix adds new dynamic to annual buying spree in Hollywood

May 30, 2011
Financial Post - Canada’s home grown video game industry shines on international stage

May 29, 2011
Toronto Star - What Harper's ministers should be doing digitally

May 29, 2011
Calgary Herald - Alberta films, TV honoured

May 29, 2011
New York Times - 3-D starts to fizzle, and Hollywood frets

May 28, 2011
Forbes - Will more animated film options mean more female-oriented films?

May 27, 2011
Regina Leader-Post - Generoux to helm reborn Regina office

May 27, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Facebook, Netflix in talks for partnership

May 26, 2011
Canadian Press - Big TV finales have aired ... time to roll out the Canadian content

May 26, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - MPAA praises announcement of 'priority piracy watch list'

May 26, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Senate committee passes bill targeting sites with pirated content

May 26, 2011
CBC News - Sci-fi horror Splice earns Telefilm box office prize

May 26, 2011
Mediacaster - Canada's digital media economy strong, report says

May 25, 2011
The Wrap - Study: social networking as popular as ever, But TV and movies keep dropping

May 25, 2011
Broadcaster - CRTC seeks public's input on online broadcasting services

May 25, 2011
Mediacaster - Special CIX showcase for Canadian digital media, tech innovators

May 25, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - G-8 leaders expected to call for anti-piracy measures

May 24, 2011
Mediacaster - 3D content good for advertisers, educators, business leaders

May 24, 2011
L.A. Times - Film activity in L.A. rose 6% last week

May 24, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Visual effects society slams Hollywood over working conditions, benefits, credits

May 21, 2011
Edmonton Sun - Screen dreamers

May 20, 2011
Toronto Star - Hollywood North ... the sequel

May 20, 2011
Broadcaster - "Anyone can publish their own TV channel"

May 19, 2011
Mediacaster - Screen based media under the microscope as jobs, skills, impacts researched

May 18, 2011
Canadian Press - Head of Canada's largest theatre chain says digital movie law would protect jobs

May 18, 2011
L.A. Times - WGA report: Minority and women writers make few strides in Hollywood

May 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Where are the Canadian films at Cannes?

May 18, 2011
Detroit News - Group airs TV ads touting benefits of film tax credits

May 17, 2011
CBC News - Increase arts funding, NDP says

May 17, 2011
Marketwire - Ontario Technology Corridor nets $40 million investment in media and film production infrastructure from American United Entertainment

May 17, 2011
L.A. Times - Film commissioners and producers team up for conference

May 17, 2011
Broadcaster - WIFT-T names new board, directors

May 17, 2011
New Brunswick Business Journal - Game developers thrive under N.S. tax credit program

May 17, 2011
Globe and Mail - Netflix streaming overtakes surfing as biggest driver of Web traffic

May 16, 2011
Mediacaster - Canada seeks new TV future for the digital age at Banff Media Fest

May 14, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Senators' bill would preserve Michigan film credits

May 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - Hollywood North wraps in Vancouver

May 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Los Angeles screenings: Will new-look Canadian buyers be high rollers or tightwads?

May 13, 2011
Mediacaster - Broadcasters, digital content creators look at latest in stereo 3D production

May 13, 2011
Broadcaster - Banff festival to host panel on future of TV in digital age

May 12, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Senators introduce bill to fight websites with pirated content

May 12, 2011
Mediacaster - Short film fest long on entries, new delivery platforms

May 11, 2011
Detroit News - Michigan's film studios go to fade-out

May 10, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Why Bollywood's IIFA Awards are headed to Toronto

May 9, 2011
Globe and Mail - Hot Docs festival sets new attendance record

May 9, 2011
Toronto Star - Hot Docs: Somewhere Between wins People's Choice

May 9, 2011
Globe and Mail - Michigan looks for silver lining in silver screen

May 9, 2011
Mediacaster - Zip.ca to offer streaming movies, TV shows, other media content in Canada

May 9, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - YouTube adds 3,000 movies for streaming

May 9, 2011
Broadcaster - Hot Docs wraps most successful festival to-date

May 9, 2011
Mediacaster - Million dollar Canadian fund kickstarts content development as Hot Docs wraps

May 7, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Province ups film funding by $250,000

May 6, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Quiet on the small set; From Demme to Scorsese, big-time movie directors are working behind TV cameras

May 5, 2011
L.A. Times - Ubisoft Motion Pictures aims to bring game franchises to Hollywood

May 4, 2011
Broadcaster - CRTC tells Bell TV and Shaw Direct to carry more local TV stations

May 4, 2011
Variety - Netflix, YouTube line up original content

May 3, 2011
The Wrap - MPAA's Dodd: Hollywood's blue-collar workers hurt most by piracy

May 3, 2011
Financial Post - Death of the household TV?

May 3, 2011
CBC News - CBC funding secure, heritage minister says

May 2, 2011
CBC News - N.B. film producers hopeful

May 1, 2011
Globe and Mail - Back in the media game – unexpectedly

April 30, 2011
L.A. Times - Screen Actors Guild takes big step toward merging with AFTRA

April 29, 2011
Toronto Star - Preparing for a world beyond movie theatres

April 28, 2011
Globe and Mail - Why social media will save live TV

April 27, 2011
Globe and Mail - ‘Our community is under threat,' say Canadian documentary makers

April 27, 2011
L.A. Times - Writers Guild of America members ratify new contract

April 27, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Tribeca: film panel sees Twitter as promotional, distribution platform

April 26, 2011
L.A. Times - L.A. film activity dropped 20% last week

April 26, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Hot Docs bulks up to boost doc market

April 26, 2011
CBC News - Arts groups in battle for election attention

April 26, 2011
Broadcaster - Moses Znaimer relaunches ONE

April 25, 2011
The Wrap - YouTube finally goes Hollywood with new movies on demand service

April 22, 2011
Globe and Mail - The Canadian co-pro: Is it competition or co-operation?

April 21, 2011
Montreal Gazette - Arts groups launch election manifesto; call for safeguard of federal cultural institutions

April 21, 2011
L.A. Times - Product placement guru explains how it's done

April 21, 2011
Mediacaster - Digital Future brings together top media education, training institutions

April 20, 2011
Financial Post - Long way from Log Rider’s Waltz

April 20, 2011
Variety - Tug of war over tools; editors, lensers stew when left out of equipment decisions

April 20, 2011
The Wrap - As premium VOD readies for flight, studios face the fallout

April 20, 2011
L.A. Times - Jodie Foster: Even female studio execs 'see female directors as a risk'

April 20, 2011
CBC News - Make arts an election issue, stars urge

April 19, 2011
The Wrap - Hollywood is slitting its own throat with DirecTV's premium VOD

April 19, 2011
The Wrap - Battles for profits - and survival - on the media landscape

April 19, 2011
L.A. Times - Going mobile in Hollywood

April 18, 2011
The Wrap - Where will television be in 2020?

April 18, 2011
Torontoist.com - Behind the scenes of Pinewood Toronto Studios

April 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - U.S., British shows dominate Banff Rockie Award nominations

April 17, 2011
The Wrap - So how much should you allocate to the producer of marketing & distribution?

April 17, 2011
Toronto Sun - Polley film expected to impress

April 15, 2011
Chronicle Herald - The days of film wind down as Empire, Cineplex embrace digital

April 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Starz Animation studio renamed Arc Productions

April 11, 2011
Globe and Mail - Michael MacMillan takes the TV stage again

April 11, 2011
CBC News - Konyves wins screenwriting award for Barney's Version

April 10, 2011
The Wrap - Seeking film finance? You get what you pay for

April 9, 2011
Telegraph Journal - The unseen effects of cutting film tax credit

April 8, 2011
Globe and Mail - Don Carmody: Canada’s 100-movie marathon man

April 8, 2011
Globe and Mail - Will you pay $30 to see a film at home that's still in theatres? The studios hope so

April 7, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Artists look to web donations to fund their films, music, books

April 7, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - New Brunswick filmmakers protest government decision to axe tax credit

April 7, 2011
Toronto Star - Don Carmody’s non-naked ambition

April 7, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Jobs not enough to ease concerns over Michigan film credit

April 7, 2011
Times & Transcript - A serious analysis of New Brunswick's film tax credit row

April 7, 2011
Mediacaster - Canadian interactive showcase announced

April 6, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - James Cameron siding with theater owners against studios' premium VOD plan

April 5, 2011
Financial Post - The Bell/Shaw high-risk TV gambit

April 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Report: Netflix spurs Canadian cord-cutting

April 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - L.A. location filming rises 4.7% in first quarter

April 4, 2011
L.A. Business Journal - Will L.A. businesses star in show biz revival?

April 4, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - National Film Board markets online media at MIP

April 4, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Filmmakers confront N.B. premier to complain about elimination of tax credit

April 3, 2011
CBC News - N.B. film tax credit worth saving, group says

April 2, 2011
Detroit News - Gov's proposed cap has 43 films fighting for incentives

April 2, 2011
Calgary Herald - B.C. firm hired for local travel shoot; Alberta's film industry views it as an insult

April 1, 2011
Toronto Star - U.S. web-streamed TV could change game for Canadian broadcasters

April 1, 2011
Mediacaster - Toronto names Toronto as Canada's high tech hub

April 1, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - In one day, $100 million to be handed out by California Film Commission

April 1, 2011
Times and Transcript - N.B. film industry to discuss future

March 31, 2011
Variety - Canuck unions in web war

March 31, 2011
The Wrap - The new indie film arthouse: Is it moving online?

March 31, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Paul Bronfman hires rival Toronto union reps

March 31, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Theater owners fuming over studios' VOD plan

March 31, 2011
Broadcaster - Telefilm To assist companies to develop business links at MIPTV

March 31, 2011
Broadcaster - CMF announces preliminary program budget and new digital media incentive

March 31, 2011
Globe and Mail - A look at the CRTC from the inside out

March 31, 2011
Variety - Canuck unions in web war

March 30, 2011
Cartt.ca - Broadcasters, funders "shutting the door on Canadian documentary production", says new report

March 30, 2011
The Wrap - Hollywood coalition implores congress to beef up IP enforcement

March 30, 2011
Toronto Star - Netflix challenging traditional TV in Canada

March 29, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - MPAA chief Christopher Dodd: Hollywood is 'terrible' at marketing itself

March 29, 2011
Globe and Mail - The death of depth: How electronics makers failed to make 3-D matter

March 29, 2011
CBC News - N.B. businesses worry about film tax credit cut

March 29, 2011
Toronto Sun - Alberta loses 'Superman' movie gig

March 29, 2011
Mediacaster - Content creators, media professionals in the Transmedia value chain

March 29, 2011
Detroit News - $5.3M film credit gets OK

March 28, 2011
Columbia Spectator - ‘Women in Film’ still fighting for equality and diversity

March 28, 2011
The Wrap - The Illinois tax incentive: Why studios aren’t moved by it

March 28, 2011
CBC News - Loss of N.B. tax credit drives out film company

March 28, 2011
Broadcaster - CMF announces funding strategy for 2011-2012

March 25, 2011
Chronicle Herald - Filmmakers eye N.S. after N.B. ends credit

March 25, 2011
Mediacaster - TV or not TV? - Supreme Court to decide on Internet content distribution

March 24, 2011
Globe and Mail - Animation company aims for 3D without nausea and headaches

March 24, 2011
CBC News - Film producers outraged over tax credit cut

March 24, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Film tax credit chill spreads to Canada

March 24, 2011
New Brunswick Business Journal - Producers say budget move will create a talent exodus

March 23, 2011
The Wire Report - WGC calls for more Canadian majority co-productions

March 23, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild says Canadian talent pool at risk

March 23, 2011
Broadcaster - CMF pleased with federal budget

March 23, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild applauds funding for CMF

March 23, 2011
Mediacaster - Budget promises support for digital media

March 23, 2011
North Shore News - B.C. film and TV business tops $1B in 2010 revenue

March 22, 2011
Detroit News - Michigan rolls out film credit guidelines

March 22, 2011
Business Without Borders - Her job: Putting Ontario on a screen near you

March 21, 2011
Fortune - Michigan's next big blow: The film industry

March 21, 2011
Montreal Gazette - Do Jutras have an anti-English bias?

March 20, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Screen Media to offer free streaming movies on new website

March 20, 2011
Washington Times - Two GOP governors plan to spare film tax credits

March 19, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - California film tax credit hearing draws supporters

March 19, 2011
New Brunswick Business Journal - Province's TV, film producers branch out

March 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - New Mexico closer to sealing film tax credit legislation

March 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - California film tax credit program has generated $2.2 billion in spending, state says

March 18, 2011
Toronto Life - Reason to love Toronto: Hollywood movie money is back

March 17, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - How the assault on Netflix will shake out

March 16, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Market for original screenplays heating up

March 16, 2011
CBC News - CRTC decision on BCE-CTV deal will benefit CanCon: experts

March 16, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Michigan film incentive supporters ask lawmakers to keep, modify program

March 16, 2011
L.A. Times - Hollywood tries to stay on China's good side

March 16, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Directors Guild of Canada has new topper

March 16, 2011
Mediacaster - Directors Guild names new CEO

March 15, 2011
L.A. Times - Netflix controls 61% of movie streaming; stock jumps on upgrade

March 15, 2011
L.A. Times - French culture minister courts Hollywood studios

March 14, 2011
Mediacaster - Screen Industries Centre ramps up training in 3D, virtual production

March 14, 2011
Vancouver Sun - B.C. film industry revenues slide by 22 per cent during Olympic year

March 11, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Hollywood production expenses in British Columbia down 29% in 2010 (report)

March 11, 2011
Reuters - Newark's film hopes snag on New Jersey budget fight

March 10, 2011
Globe and Mail - Strong year for B.C. film and tv industry, despite slight drop in spending

March 9, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadians crowned biggest Internet users

March 9, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Sony considering possible film deal with social network

March 8, 2011
Mediacaster - Media security and cloaking tools to combat digital piracy

March 8, 2011
L.A. Times - Puerto Rico expands film tax credits in bid for larger Hollywood role

March 8, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Facebook could ‘become a credible threat to Netflix,’ says Goldman Sachs

March 8, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' at Pinewood Toronto

March 8, 2011
Broadcaster - Ontario government invests in studio-based training centre for film & TV

March 8, 2011
Toronto Star - Film faceoff for Genie glory

March 7, 2011
The Wrap - Warner to rent movies through Facebook

March 7, 2011
Globe and Mail - CRTC bars media companies from content exclusivity

March 7, 2011
Toronto Star - CRTC approves BCE’s $1.3 billion purchase of CTVglobemedia

March 6, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Michigan not sold on funding for films, poll shows

March 6, 2011
The Wrap - Opportunity knocks loudly for Hollywood in China

March 5, 2011
Reuters - New Mexico governor targets film incentives for cuts

March 5, 2011
Toronto Star - Content rules, not Canadian ownership, protect our culture

March 4, 2011
Examiner.com - Indie filmmakers must operate like small businesses to succeed

March 4, 2011
Halifax Chronicle Herald - Feted filmmaker hungers for truth

March 4, 2011
Toronto Star - Ontario sees surge in gaming industry

March 3, 2011
Mediacaster - NFB develops new space for interactive cinema and digital storytelling

March 3, 2011
Telegraph-Journal - New Brunswick filmmaker says conference will connect east coast women working in male-dominated industry

March 2, 2011
Globe and Mail - Peter Morris put Canadian cinema in its historic context

March 2, 2011
L.A. Times - Nintendo adds 3-D video channel, Netflix streaming to 3DS

March 2, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - CFC launches Canadian-British story collaboration effort

March 2, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Calif. accepting new production tax credit applications beginning June 1

March 2, 2011
CBC News - Police issue arrest warrant for Cinar founder

March 2, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - The CFC: connecting Canada to the world

March 2, 2011
Mediacaster - Business conditions are 'pixel-perfect' says Ontario technology corridor

March 1, 2011
CBC News - Court sides with CRTC, broadcasters on TV fees

March 2, 2011
Globe and Mail - Why is Quebec’s TV success getting lost in translation?

March 1, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - WGA, AMPTP to begin negotiations Thursday

March 1, 2011
Mediacaster - Interactive content funding and support at Hot Docs

February 28, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Game developers conference expecting record turnout lured by new revenue opportunities

February 28, 2011
Globe and Mail - TV stations may charge cable cos. to carry them

February 28, 2011
Cartt.ca - Group License Renewals: Vertically integrated broadcasters can do much better on Cancon

February 26, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Hollywood in Detroit: Businesses Fight for Film Tax Breaks

February 26, 2011
Globe and Mail - ACTRA honours Chaykin and Wright with posthumous awards

February 26, 2011
Fortune - Lights, camera, action: Hollywood goes to China

February 25, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Michigan movie industry gears up for a film tax credit fight

February 24, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Kodak one step closer to bringing laser cinema projection technology to theaters

February 24, 2011
Toronto Star - Ad campaign touts Ontario’s hot media sector

February 24, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Sequels come fast, furious as studios aim to cut risk

February 24, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Netflix hires lobbyists to bend Canadian ears

February 24, 2011
CBC News - Shirley Douglas takes aim at movie industry

February 23, 2011
Yahoo News - Oscar is golden, but film business shows some tarnish

February 23, 2011
CBC News - Incendies fires up Canada's foreign cred at Oscars

February 23, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Global box office soared to record high of $31.8 billion in 2010

February 23, 2011
Montreal Gazette - Netflix model hurts TV, film: group

February 22, 2011
Reuters - Apple deemed top of movie product placement charts

February 22, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild announces finalists for 2011 Screenwriting Awards

February 21, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Fight to save Michigan's film tax break in works

February 21, 2011
Chicago Tribune - Studios handing big films to untested directors

February 19, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Why the SAG-AFTRA merger might not happen

February 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - CRTC: Netflix is no online broadcaster

February 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Australia ponders increase in tax credits for overseas productions

February 18, 2011
Detroit News - Michigan would go from Hollywood star to bit player

February 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - U.S. tax credit chill sends Hollywood to Canada

February 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canada, India negotiate official co-production agreement

February 17, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - AFACT: Australia lost over $1.3 billion to film piracy in 2010

February 17, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Michigan wants to cut film industry credits

February 17, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild calls on government to "fix Copyright Bill C-32"

February 17, 2011
L.A. Times - Michigan to Hollywood -- 'Get off my lawn'

February 17, 2011
Globe and Mail - A few bright hopes in CBC’s otherwise dreary season

February 17, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - YouTube to spend millions on celebrity-created content

February 17, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadians hold crisis talks over Netflix

February 16, 2011
CBC News - Moore says 'wait for budget' on CBC funding

February 16, 2011
Broadcaster - Ontario says television and film production remains strong

February 16, 2011
L.A. Times - L.A. economy could get boost from film and TV production, forecast says

February 16, 2011
Mediacaster - CMF webcast covers funding changes and guidelines

February 16, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Los Angeles on-location film permits increase by 16% in 2010

February 15, 2011
The Wrap - Lots of high decibel talk but digital dollars still amount to diddly squat

February 15, 2011
L.A. Times - Starlight Runner Entertainment creates mythology behind movie franchises

February 15, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - New version of Avid Media Composer debuts Tuesday

February 15, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Online video viewing rose 45% in January

February 14, 2011
Broadcaster - CBC invites Canadian's input on five-year strategy

February 14, 2011
Broadcaster - OMNI Television is Canadian broadcast partner of Indian Film Academy

February 13, 2011
CBC News - King's Speech tops British film awards

February 13, 2011
Detroit Free Press - Be careful how much you cut film credits, industry warns

February 12, 2011
Globe and Mail - Ingrid Veninger: the DIY queen of Canadian filmmaking

February 11, 2011
Bloomberg - Hollywood finds Wall Street open for buyout, film lending again

February 10, 2011
Broadcaster - WGC says broadcasters playing lowball in licence renewal

February 10, 2011
L.A. Times - AMC and Regal forming new venture to acquire and release movies

February 9, 2011
Globe and Mail - Sarah Ker-Hornell appointed Executive Director and CEO of FilmOntario

February 9, 2011
Ottawa Business Journal - Direct spending by local film industry hits $23M

February 9, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadians thrive as soft money well runs dry in U.S. and Europe

February 8, 2011
Globe and Mail - CTV shakeup sets stage for BCE's digital push

February 8, 2011
CBC News - CRTC seeks internet billing feedback

February 8, 2011
Vancouver Sun - A valentine to Hollywood North's filmmaking culture

February 7, 2011
L.A. Times - Online movie downloads up nearly 40% in 2010, surpassing TV sales for first time

February 7, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Pinewood to Recreate Manhattan, Chicago and London Streets in Toronto

February, 2011
Ontario Business Report - Ontario on the red carpet

February 1, 2011
L.A. Times - Fade out for visual effects

January 31, 2011
BIV Business Today - Hollywood boosts B.C.’s film industry in 2010

January 31, 2011
Globe and Mail - Rivals line up to oppose BCE’s CTV deal

January 29, 2011
L.A. Times - Tom Hooper wins top honors from the Directors Guild of America

January 27, 2011
CBC News - Ottawa set to host Genie Awards

January 27, 2011
CBC News - Studios seek to cap piracy threat from thousands of DVDs sent to awards voters

January 27, 2011
The Wrap - SAG launches online foreign royalties tracker

January 27, 2011
Globe and Mail - Canadian filmmakers weigh in for Jafar Panahi

January 26, 2011
National Post - Vive la difference: CBC moves away from U.S. programming

January 25, 2011
Yahoo News - Film used crowd-sourcing for financing

January 25, 2011
Globe and Mail - Debate: Who controls the future of TV?

January 25, 2011
CBC News - Filmmaker Spike Lee to mark Black History Month with Toronto talk

January 25, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Oscar nominations 2011: King's Speech leads with 12

January 24, 2011
L.A. Times - The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies: Fizzling in U.S. but skyrocketing overseas

January 24, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Movie moguls tap into television production

January 24, 2011
CBC News - Revamped Canadian Media Fund sees jump in funding requests

January 24, 2011
Mediacaster - Fair dealing and copyright provisions get hearings across Canada

January 23, 2011
L.A. Times - Directors on directing

January 23, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - AFTRA moves closer to merger with SAG

January 22, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - The Producers Guild of America moves to certify films' producing credits

January 21, 2011
Globe and Mail - If studios want better attendance, let them drop ticket prices

January 20, 2011
Forbes - The improving economics of independent film

January 20, 2011
Reuters - Sundance 2011 filmmakers face new reality

January 20, 2011
Globe and Mail - High art, tongue-in-cheek films among Canadian Sundance entries

January 20, 2011
CBC News - 3-D still causes headaches, dizziness to many, yet industry pushes on with solution far off

January 19, 2011
Mediacaster - New programming team at Hot Docs honours Canadian filmmaker

January 19, 2011
L.A. Times - Iowa film tax credit program racked by scandal

January 18, 2011
Toronto Star - Traditional TV will prevail, say tech predictions

January 18, 2011
Globe and Mail - New CBC head to undo predecessor’s controversial legacy

January 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Canadian producer Don Carmody to receive Toronto tribute

January 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Laszlo Barna exits Entertainment One with first-look deal

January 18, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - DGA approves three-year film and TV contract

January 18, 2011
L.A. Times - For Hollywood, it was a tough 2010

January 18, 2011
Mediacaster - Bravo!FACT-funded short films receive international recognition

January 18, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Take two for a Brooklyn film and TV studio

January 17, 2011
Mediacaster - Canadian digital media survey online from Pixel to Product

January 16, 2011
The Wrap - Be warned: what 2011 means for filmmakers

January 16, 2011
Calgary Sun - Film maker says province not doing enough for industry

January 14, 2011
Sify.com - Canada will be next hot spot for Bollywood: Toronto film commissioner

January 14, 2011
Financial Times - What’s holding the UK film industry back?

January 14, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - SAG-AFTRA approve three-year film and TV contract

January 14, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Report: Hollywood production in Canada continues modest climb back

January 14, 2011
L.A. Times - How many producers does a movie need?

January 14, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Video game industry slumps for second straight year

January 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Technicolor launching 3D conversion business

January 13, 2011
Calgary Herald - Lindsay Blackett leads L.A. junket to drum up film business

January 13, 2011
Globe and Mail - Hype surrounding streaming TV services is a bit over the top

January 13, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Social gaming market projected to pass $1 billion in 2011

January 12, 2011
The Wrap - Advice to filmmakers heading for their festival premiere

January 12, 2011
Toronto Star - Toronto critics name Incendies best Canadian movie

January 12, 2011
Toronto Star - Late Maury Chaykin up for ACTRA award

January 12, 2011
Halifax Chronicle Herald - Halifax needs to get in the big picture

January 11, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Analyst: 'selling digital movies has been a Failure'

January 11, 2011
Broadcaster - Writers Guild says BCE benefits proposal inadequate

January 11, 2011
Mediacaster - CFC brings director Spike Lee to Toronto

January 11, 2011
L.A. Times - HBO leads Directors Guild nominations for television

January 11, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Filming in L.A. soars 15% in 2010

January 11, 2011
Toronto Star - Toronto-filmed JFK miniseries to air in Canada

January 11, 2011
L.A. Times - No female directors among DGA nominees

January 10, 2011
The Wrap - Why indie movies are an endangered species

January 10, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Study: overpriced tickets could kill Hollywood's 3D box office

January 10, 2011
CBC News - Kirstine Stewart named CBC vice-president

January 10, 2011
Yahoo News - South Korean film director makes movie on iPhone

January 10, 2011
Wall Street Journal - For indie films, video-on-demand fills in revenue gap

January 10, 2011
L.A. Times - Consumer Electronics Show: Three directors ponder film's future

January 7, 2011
L.A. Times - Six studios seek to lift barriers to online sales of films and TV shows

January 7, 2011
Toronto Star - Boost for arts on or off?

January 6, 2011
Mediacaster - 'Universal DRM' system embraced by major film studios, coming to Canada

January 6, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Home entertainment sales drop for sixth straight year

January 6, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Production tax incentives extended, but should Hollywood care?

January 6, 2011
Broadcaster - Shaw warns clients of illegal downloading

January 6, 2011
Toronto Star - For the love of gore: B movie industry flourishing in Toronto

January 5, 2011
Mediacaster - Facing tough market, Hot Doc projects still get funding

January 5, 2011
Mediacaster - Banff TV embraces entire media environment

January 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' tops VideoScan sales chart

January 5, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Report: entertainment/leisure sector job losses double in 2010

January 5, 2011
Mediacaster - New rules for converged telecom, broadcast environment from CRTC

January 4, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Shaw Media shakes up content group

January 4, 2011
Hollywood Reporter - Filming in L.A. soars 37% in December

January 3, 2011
L.A. Times - More TV viewers may be cutting the cord this year

January 3, 2011
Reuters - Intel woos Hollywood studios with new microchip

January 3, 2011
Broadcaster - CTV reports record online video usage

January 3, 2011
CBC News - Variety taps Canadians among directors to watch


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