Canada's wireless service, governed by the Rogers-Bell-Telus troika, is the laughing stock of the world with high costs and bad service.
Keep ReadingPOV's fall/winter 2022 issue will be en route to subscribers with highlights from TIFF and VIFF, Brett Morgen on David Bowie, the Summit '72 hockey series, the photography of Deanna Bowen, and
Keep ReadingAn historic moment has been reached in labour relations this fall in Canada’s factual TV industry as we await the acceptance of a lawsuit filed against Cineflix.
Keep ReadingHighlights from POV's Fall/Winter 2021 issue, which surveys the state of Indigenous film production, and highlights docs including Gabor, Flee, The Last of the Right Whales, and Three Minutes - A Lengthening.
Keep ReadingCanadian Hertiage’s Bill C-10 sets forth amendments to the Broadcasting Act, following a recommendation by the Yale Report to tackle the dominance of tech giants in Canadian screen culture. The centrepiece is
Keep ReadingThe recent CBC/Radio Canada CRTC hearings saw DOC advocate on behalf of Canadian documentary filmmakers during the broadcaster’s license renewal at a time when CBC is reducing investment in documentaries.
Keep ReadingWith the stakes so high for crews and participants in this moment of historic pandemic and protest, should documentary filmmakers be picking up their cameras? Barri Cohen considers filmmaking amid the COVID-19
Keep ReadingPerhaps in light of our industry’s exposed vulnerability, Parliament’s appreciation for who we are and what we do will inform new legislation that can stabilize and improve the entire industry and our
Keep ReadingDid concerns over taxes and French-language production at Netflix prove to be Mélanie Joly’s undoing as heritage minister?
Keep ReadingIssue 108 of POV featured Barri Cohen’s popular Policy Matters column (Shame, Shame, Shame), which referred to the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in regards to Allarco Entertainment Limited Partnership (“Super Channel”). The article drew quite some attention
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