Vancouver-based production company Big Time Decent has launched Big Time Decent International, a new distribution division established to take its growing content slate to broadcasters, streamers and other platforms overseas. The upcoming MIPCOM in Cannes this October will be the new business’s first official international market, where it will be joining other Canadian businesses in […]
Canada’s video entertainment sector continues its steady expansion, achieving 1 per cent value growth in 2024, and with total consumer spend projected to increase by 3 per cent in 2025. That’s according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest video insights report, which points to a market worth CA$12.4 billion (€7.75bn) by the end of the year. The […]
Canada’s Telesat satellite operator has seen a rapid decline in revenues from its 14-craft geostationary fleet. In the half-year to June 30th, Telesat’s revenue dropped 27 per cent to C$223 million (€138.9m) as a result of DTH broadcast reductions. For Q2 the decline was even greater at 30 per cent. Two significant clients, EchoStar’s Dish […]
Canada’s anti-Trump sentiment has manifested itself in a major loss to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system. The Canadian province of Ontario has cancelled an order for Starlink services worth $100 million (€86.6m) and intended to connect 15,000 rural and isolated homes in the region. The deal was originally announced in November 2024 and helped by […]
The Canada Games Council (CGC) has announced a multiyear partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, making Canada’s public broadcaster the National Media Partner for the Canada Games from 2025 through 2031. This long-term commitment ensures that audiences across Canada will have more access than ever before to the Canadian multi-sport event for elite young athletes, and to the […]
CBC/Radio-Canada has announced that the national public broadcaster’s streaming services, CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, are now available on Rogers Xfinity in Canada. The additions of CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV give customers of Rogers Xfinity TV access to more than 6,500 hours of live and on-demand programming for free on CBC Gem, and more […]
ITV Studios has announced a series of sales to CBC across its drama slate. Picked up by Canada’s national public broadcaster for exclusive Canadian premieres on the free CBC Gem streaming service are Optics, Four Years Later, the second series of Showtrial and the final season of hit comedy Brassic. The deal was brokered by Craig Bohland, VP Sales, […]
New York, NY – July 17, 2025 – FilmRise, A Radial Entertainment company, has announced the acquisition of exclusive Canadian digital distribution rights to two celebrated series, Fatal Vows and Versailles. This announcement was made by Jonitha Keymoore, Senior Vice-President of Content Acquisitions at Radial Entertainment. Fatal Vows captivates viewers with its gripping exploration of […]
Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, has announced a raft of global sales for humorous mixed media show Olga Da Polga (Series 1, 13 x 11’ & Series 2, 15 x 11’). Olga Da Polga has been sold to NRK in Norway, RTÉ for the Republic of Ireland, TVO in Canada, RAI in […]
CosmoGO, the multi-platform destination under global media company CosmoBlue Media, will be the exclusive Canadian distributor of Fanatiz, the international sports streaming platform. This partnership marks CosmoGO’s entry into sports. “CosmoGO’s partnership with Fanatiz is an exciting first step into the world of sports, catering to passionate Canadians of both widely popular and niche sports,” […]