The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Crtc) has named Vicky Eatrides its new chairperson and CEO. The lawyer officially takes over the five-year gig on Jan. 5, replacing outgoing lead Ian Scott after his five-year term.
Pablo Rodriguez, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced Eatrides’ appointment on Dec. 19. According to a release, Eatrides previously spent a dozen years at Canada’s Competition Bureau in a variety of positions, including senior deputy commissioner. In that role she was in charge of enforcing criminal and civil provisions of the Competition Act.
Over her career, Eatrides has garnered experience in telecommunications, broadcasting and new technologies through her work with merger reviews, civil and criminal investigations, and regulatory interventions. She previously taught competition law at Queen’s University and is a current member of the Ontario Bar. She also holds a degree in Economics.
Now, it appears as though the minister is hopeful her experience...
Pablo Rodriguez, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced Eatrides’ appointment on Dec. 19. According to a release, Eatrides previously spent a dozen years at Canada’s Competition Bureau in a variety of positions, including senior deputy commissioner. In that role she was in charge of enforcing criminal and civil provisions of the Competition Act.
Over her career, Eatrides has garnered experience in telecommunications, broadcasting and new technologies through her work with merger reviews, civil and criminal investigations, and regulatory interventions. She previously taught competition law at Queen’s University and is a current member of the Ontario Bar. She also holds a degree in Economics.
Now, it appears as though the minister is hopeful her experience...
- 12/19/2022
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
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Canada’s House of Commons has passed Bill C-11 with an eye to raising around 800 million annually from U.S. streamers and social media platforms as they become obligated to subsidize local Canadian film, TV and music product.
The legislation behind the streaming video and audio tax now awaits passage through the Senate upper house in Ottawa, which remains under a question mark as Canada’s governing minority government may face an election later this year and have to kill Bill C-11. A snap federal election in August 2021 terminated an earlier version of the streaming and audio tax legislation, Bill C-10.
Also known as the Broadcasting Modernization Act, Bill C-11 changes the federal Broadcasting Act to create a new “online company” category and, for the first time, regulate foreign media players active in the Canadian market.
The Canadian legislation aims to subject U.
Canada’s House of Commons has passed Bill C-11 with an eye to raising around 800 million annually from U.S. streamers and social media platforms as they become obligated to subsidize local Canadian film, TV and music product.
The legislation behind the streaming video and audio tax now awaits passage through the Senate upper house in Ottawa, which remains under a question mark as Canada’s governing minority government may face an election later this year and have to kill Bill C-11. A snap federal election in August 2021 terminated an earlier version of the streaming and audio tax legislation, Bill C-10.
Also known as the Broadcasting Modernization Act, Bill C-11 changes the federal Broadcasting Act to create a new “online company” category and, for the first time, regulate foreign media players active in the Canadian market.
The Canadian legislation aims to subject U.
- 6/23/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The CBC/Radio Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster, has had its federal broadcast license renewed to 2027, but the strings attached include first-time obligations to support indie TV producers from “equity-seeking” communities.
The Crtc, the country’s TV and telecom watchdog will require that CBC’s English-language services direct at least 30 percent of overall programming expenditures to local indie series produced by “indigenous producers, Olmc (bilingual) producers, racialized producers, producers with disabilities and producers who self-identify as LGBTQ2.”
And for the last year of its upcoming broadcast license term, the CBC will see the minimum expenditure level raised to 35 percent.
“The Crtc is modernizing its approach to ensure that the CBC/Radio-Canada’s programming can adapt to and reflect the evolving preferences of Canadians, including equity-seeking and official-language minority communities and indigenous peoples. We are giving the CBC/Radio-Canada more flexibility while ensuring it...
The CBC/Radio Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster, has had its federal broadcast license renewed to 2027, but the strings attached include first-time obligations to support indie TV producers from “equity-seeking” communities.
The Crtc, the country’s TV and telecom watchdog will require that CBC’s English-language services direct at least 30 percent of overall programming expenditures to local indie series produced by “indigenous producers, Olmc (bilingual) producers, racialized producers, producers with disabilities and producers who self-identify as LGBTQ2.”
And for the last year of its upcoming broadcast license term, the CBC will see the minimum expenditure level raised to 35 percent.
“The Crtc is modernizing its approach to ensure that the CBC/Radio-Canada’s programming can adapt to and reflect the evolving preferences of Canadians, including equity-seeking and official-language minority communities and indigenous peoples. We are giving the CBC/Radio-Canada more flexibility while ensuring it...
- 6/22/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amidst lower-than-expected subscriber growth and a subsequent round of circa-150 redundancies, Netflix was all anyone wanted to talk about at this week’s Banff World Media Festival, and while the streamer’s head honchos stressed business as usual, sources from outside reported confusing messaging coming from Los Gatos HQ.
A series of panels and keynotes featuring Netflix, including one from Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria, were held for its execs to stress to the 1,500-strong delegate list of commissioners, execs and journalists that the streamer is still doing what they believe it has always done: commissioning the best producers, writers and directors to make the best shows.
“Back to basics” was the message from Bajaria, who shrugged off the need for “radical change” within the streamer’s ranks. More junior staffers were also pushing the Bau line in private, arguing that now is the time to cut through the...
A series of panels and keynotes featuring Netflix, including one from Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria, were held for its execs to stress to the 1,500-strong delegate list of commissioners, execs and journalists that the streamer is still doing what they believe it has always done: commissioning the best producers, writers and directors to make the best shows.
“Back to basics” was the message from Bajaria, who shrugged off the need for “radical change” within the streamer’s ranks. More junior staffers were also pushing the Bau line in private, arguing that now is the time to cut through the...
- 6/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Or we could have gone with “A Zombie with Anthrax.” Ah well. the important thing is that guitarist/comic book author Scott Ian has a new credit to add to his already impressively cool cv: zombie. Technically, “walker” – he’ll be playing a member of the undead in the new season of The Walking Dead, as he recently announced on Twitter:
Scott_Ian Scott Ian
What have I wanted to do since 1978? Be a Zombie!!! Full story on my day on Walking Dead coming later!!!
and he attached this photo:
Add this to his tweets about seeing Richard Alpert at Lax (he’s a Lost fan), starting out his day with Vivaldi and Mozart, and not yet blogging about The Walking Dead on his new site http://scott-ian.com/ because he didn’t know “the Dr. Who thing was on tonight” and it becomes even more obvious why the man is so popular.
Scott_Ian Scott Ian
What have I wanted to do since 1978? Be a Zombie!!! Full story on my day on Walking Dead coming later!!!
and he attached this photo:
Add this to his tweets about seeing Richard Alpert at Lax (he’s a Lost fan), starting out his day with Vivaldi and Mozart, and not yet blogging about The Walking Dead on his new site http://scott-ian.com/ because he didn’t know “the Dr. Who thing was on tonight” and it becomes even more obvious why the man is so popular.
- 8/17/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
I love finding out about horror movies like Donna McRae's just-wrapped punk rock Australian indie Johnny Ghost.
The feature-length horror flick was written, directed, and produced by McRae, is about a professional female musician named Millicent who wants to get her old commemorative tattoo removed, which she got in her crazy, punk-rock filled youthful glory days. The ghosts of her past, however, won't let her go so easily.
This flick looks like it'll have tons of great music, punk references, artistic sentiment, and some horrible hidden skeletons. I sincerely hope so. The cast includes Anni Finsterer, Clara Pagone, Natalie Carr, Ian Scott, Catherine Hill, Dino Marnika, Tamara Searle, Rohan Jones and Si Francis. There's no release date yet - we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, watch this making-of/teaser:...
The feature-length horror flick was written, directed, and produced by McRae, is about a professional female musician named Millicent who wants to get her old commemorative tattoo removed, which she got in her crazy, punk-rock filled youthful glory days. The ghosts of her past, however, won't let her go so easily.
This flick looks like it'll have tons of great music, punk references, artistic sentiment, and some horrible hidden skeletons. I sincerely hope so. The cast includes Anni Finsterer, Clara Pagone, Natalie Carr, Ian Scott, Catherine Hill, Dino Marnika, Tamara Searle, Rohan Jones and Si Francis. There's no release date yet - we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, watch this making-of/teaser:...
- 6/15/2011
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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