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50-687: The CTF developed and implemented policies to offer financial contributions to Canadian producers through specific program funding streams. File administration of these programs was contracted to the Television Business Unit at Telefilm Canada . On 1 April 2010, the Canadian Television Fund merged with the Canada New Media Fund and formed the Canada Media Fund . The Department of Canadian Heritage sets out objectives for

100-526: A $ 55 million write-down in June 2015, and announced that it was licensing Comcast 's cloud-based Xfinity X1 architecture. In January 2016, Shaw launched its mobile television app FreeRange TV, based on X1 infrastructure, which allows Shaw subscribers to stream selected TV channels and on-demand content. On January 11, 2017, Shaw launched its X1-based cable service, BlueSky, in Calgary. Shaw also launched BlueCurve,

150-577: A central role in the development and growth of Canadian cinema around the world. Now under the executive direction of François Macerola , the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund is created. The Fund is a private-public partnership between the federal government of Canada and the cable and satellite television industry, with Telefilm administering the Equity Investment component of the Fund. By

200-626: A certain percentage of their revenues. What follows is a brief history of the Canadian Television Fund (CTF): In 1995, the CRTC establishes the Cable Production Fund (CPF). Their goal was to facilitate the production and broadcast of high-quality Canadian television programs in under-represented categories during peak viewing periods. In 1996, the Department of Canadian Heritage invites the CPF to join it in

250-608: A deal which also saw unused wireless spectrum sold to the company, and saw Rogers sell its stake in specialty channel TVtropolis . On April 30, 2009, Shaw announced a deal to acquire three television stations — CHWI-TV in Windsor, Ontario , CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario and CKX-TV in Brandon , Manitoba — from CTVglobemedia . CTV had indicated that it would shut down the stations, all of which were incurring extensive financial losses, later in

300-560: A fibre-optic network throughout Calgary . The acquisition was completed for $ 225 million. In 2014, Shaw partnered with Rogers Communications to launch Shomi , a subscription video on demand service. In February 2015, Shaw announced that they would close operations for service call centres in Edmonton, Calgary and Kelowna, and consolidate operations in Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal. 1,600 of Shaw's 14,000 employees were affected by

350-618: A former manager at broadcaster CHUM Limited, submitted a report to the CRTC, entitled Profiteering in the Name of Culture , respecting the Canadian Television Fund [1] . The submission recommends a judicial review of alleged CRTC corruption related to the Fund which he contends has unjustly enriched cable companies. As per Mr. Mahar, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulations, cable and satellite television distributors in Canada are required to contribute 5% of their revenue to

400-421: A new promotional campaign featuring the animated characters Bit and Bud—robots who lived in a representation of Shaw's "pipe". The campaign drew comparisons to Bell Canada 's former beaver characters of Frank and Gordon , which were overseen by Shaw's then-new chief marketing officer Jim Little while he was at Bell. In April 2013, Shaw Business Solutions took over Enmax 's Envision subsidiary, which had built

450-502: A new suite of routers which was likewise based on Comcast's xFi platform and hardware. On December 16, 2015, Shaw announced its proposed acquisition of independent wireless provider Wind Mobile from its investors in a deal worth approximately $ 1.6 billion. The transaction closed on March 1, 2016. Under Shaw, the company was renamed Freedom Mobile in November 2016, coinciding with the launch of its 4G LTE network. The acquisition of Wind

500-472: A now-repealed CRTC policy discouraging cross-ownership of cablesystems and specialty services. In December 2010, Shaw filed complaints with the CRTC to have competing internet video services such as Netflix classified as broadcasters under Canadian law. In the same month, Shaw introduced usage-based billing on internet plans and lowered plan caps an average of 25% while introducing overage fees of $ 1 to $ 2 per gigabyte. On February 8, 2011, Shaw agreed to put

550-452: A redefined public-private partnership in conjunction with Telefilm Canada's Broadcast Development Production Fund. As a result, the CPF were hereby renamed the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund (CTCPF). Regulatory framework changes were made in 1997 and 1998 respectively, and as a result, the CTCPF were once more hereby renamed the Canadian Television Fund (CTF). 2005 saw the beginning of

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600-630: A set formula. NB: Some contributions may take forms other than equity or licence fee top-up, such as grants or advances. In 1994, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) proposed establishing a funding initiative that would focus on facilitating the production and broadcast of high-quality Canadian television programs in under-represented categories during peak viewing periods. Its revenues were to come from contributions by broadcasting distribution undertakings (i.e., cable and direct-to-home satellite providers) at

650-843: A subsidiary of Shawcor , JR's father's firm, but the business was split from Shawcor in the 1970s. The company changed its name to Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (after founder and chairman JR Shaw) and went public on the TSX in 1983. The company grew during the 1980s and 1990s through acquisitions of firms including Classicomm in the Toronto area, Access Communications in Nova Scotia, Fundy Cable in New Brunswick, Trillium Cable in Ontario, Telecable in Saskatchewan , Greater Winnipeg Cablevision (serving areas east of

700-499: A transition and establishment of a new relationship with Telefilm Canada. Telefilm Canada becomes responsible for the administration of CTF files, while the CTF continues to lead the development of strategic policy and program guidelines, research and to report on audiences and funding results. The CTF receives its funding from two primary sources: the Department of Canadian Heritage and broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs). In addition,

750-582: A wireless phone provider. The auction ended July 2008, giving Shaw Communications enough spectrum to build a wireless network in its home provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario . This spectrum ultimately went unused and was sold to Rogers Communications in January 2013. In July 2009, Shaw announced its acquisition of Mountain Cablevision ; in September, Rogers sued Shaw to block

800-682: Is imported from other countries—namely the US. Under the direction of André Lamy, in 1984 the CFDC is renamed "Telefilm Canada" to better reflect the organization's full range of activities in both the film and television industries. With the creation of the Feature Film Fund aimed at supporting feature films by Canadian filmmakers and the Feature Film Distribution Fund that makes credit lines available to Canadian distributors, Telefilm Canada takes

850-784: The Wayback Machine which was critical of Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his alleged failure to act on information respecting related activities by the CRTC and corporations in the affair. Telefilm Canada Telefilm Canada is a Canadian Crown corporation that supports Canada's audiovisual industry. Headquartered in Montreal , Telefilm Canada provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry with four regional offices in Vancouver , British Columbia; Toronto , Ontario; Montreal , Quebec; and Halifax, Nova Scotia . The primary mandate of

900-529: The CTF programs. The 2012 Canadian federal budget cut funding for the National Film Board of Canada and Telefilm Canada by 10%. Today, following a new four-year plan, Telefilm has made stimulating demand for Canadian screen-based content one of its top priorities. In April 2022, Christa Dickenson announced that she would step down as executive director and CEO effective September 9, 2022. Shaw Communications Inc. Shaw Communications Inc.

950-511: The CTF receives revenue from recoupment on production investments made through its Equity Investment Program. Under licence agreements with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, BDUs are required to contribute up to 5% of their gross broadcasting revenue to Canadian programming, with 1.5% to 5% to be contributed to production funds. Of the total contributions to production funds, at least 80% must be directed to

1000-556: The CTF within a Contribution Agreement. The main goal of the CTF is to support the creation and broadcast in peak viewing hours of high-quality Canadian television programs in both official languages in the genres of Drama, Children's and Youth, Documentary, and Variety and Performing Arts, and to build audiences for these programs. The CTF must also: The CTF provides financing for the development, production and broadcast of Canadian-made programming in French, English and Aboriginal languages in

1050-481: The CTF. By fostering the growth of television production in Canada through financial investment and industry research, the CTF supports the development of Canadian talent, programs and audiences. Since 1995, the CTF has contributed to the creation of over 25,000 hours of Canadian programming and has infused over $ 2.5 billion into the industry, triggering the production of over $ 8 billion of Canadian programming. CTF-supported productions have cultivated thousands of jobs in

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1100-670: The Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF) to be managed by Telefilm Canada. Beginning April 1, 2001, with an annual budget of $ 100-million, the CFF's primary objective is to build larger audiences in Canada and abroad for Canadian feature films with improved distribution and marketing. Also that year, Telefilm Canada announces guidelines for the Canada New Media Fund, replacing the Multimedia Fund. Budgets grow from $ 6 million, to $ 9 million, and now sit at $ 14 million annually. The latter half of

1150-409: The Canadian television sector. On December 20, 2006, Jim Shaw, CEO of Shaw Communications Inc. informed the Canadian Television Fund that he would be pulling approximately $ 56 million per year out of the fund. 1 The move was later followed by Vidéotron (a subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. ) who announced their plans to withdraw their contributions on January 23, 2007. 2 On July 20, 2007, Keith Mahar,

1200-617: The Florida systems would be sold to Time Warner Cable (with the West Palm Beach and Doral systems later sold to Comcast , and the other systems spun off to Bright House Networks ), while the Texas systems were sold to Cequel III, as part of its then-Cebridge Connections subsidiary (now Suddenlink Communications ). In 2008, Shaw entered the AWS spectrum auction with the intention of possibly becoming

1250-554: The Freedom and Shaw Mobile brands, in areas of Alberta, British Columbia, and Southern Ontario ; Freedom was sold to Vidéotron simultaneously with the Rogers merger. The company's chief competitor for home telecommunications in western Canada was Telus Communications . Shaw was founded in 1966 by JR Shaw as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. in Edmonton , Alberta. It was originally

1300-605: The Moffat family sold Videon Cablesystems to Shaw. Prior to 2003, Shaw owned cable systems in the United States previously owned by Moffat Communications , serving six communities in Florida (Eastern Pasco County , Clermont , Palm Coast , Ormond Beach , West Palm Beach and Doral ), and the Houston , Texas suburbs of Kingwood , Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston . In February 2003,

1350-561: The Red River), and Videon Cablesystems of Winnipeg (serving areas west of the Red River), which, back in 1998, had itself previously acquired Vidéotron 's assets in Alberta. However, two swaps, in 1994 and 2001, with Rogers Cable have resulted in its assets being restricted to Western Canada and a few areas of Northern Ontario . In 1999, Shaw spun out its media properties into a second publicly traded company, Corus Entertainment . In 2001

1400-542: The Rogers-Shaw merger had been rejected as proposed. On January 24, 2023, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal allowed the merger to proceed. The merger was approved by the federal government on March 31, 2023, and completed on April 3. Immediately following the transaction, Shaw Communications was amalgamated into Rogers Communications, and no longer exists as a separate entity, though some subsidiaries such as Shaw Cablesystems may still exist as distinct legal entities. Shaw

1450-556: The Shaw deal and were sold separately to Postmedia Network . The acquisition was completed on October 27, 2010, after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22, forming the Shaw Media division. In November 2012, Shaw underwent a corporate re-branding developed by the Vancouver-based agency Rethink, introducing an updated logo and slogan ("You won't miss a thing"), along with

1500-643: The agency's support included Goin' Down the Road (1970), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Shivers (1975), Why Shoot the Teacher (1977), In Praise of Older Women (1978). The early 1980s sees the CFDC's budget increased yet again and the creation of the Canadian Broadcast Program Development Fund to revitalize Canadian television programming. At the time, approximately 85% of all prime time programming on Canadian television

1550-527: The company for 2.85 billion. The CRTC approved the merger on March 24, 2022. On May 9, 2022, the Competition Bureau announced an application to the Competition Tribunal to block the transaction due to its effects on the wireless market. On August 1, 2022, Rogers announced that the merger was expected to be completed at the end of the year; however, on October 25, 2022, it was announced that

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1600-416: The consolidation and cuts. The company offered affected employees the option to relocate to its centralized offices, apply for a new job at their location, or leave the company with a severance package for former employees unable to relocate. In 2013, Shaw attempted to begin developing an IPTV -based platform for its television services. However, after experiencing issues developing the platform, Shaw took

1650-510: The corporation is to finance and promote Canadian productions through its various funds and programs. As one of the principal instruments for supporting Canada's audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada's primary mandate is to provide support and promote all stages of screen-based content through its various funds and programs. It also fosters the commercial, cultural, and industrial success of Canadian productions and to stimulate demand for those productions both at home and abroad. It also administers

1700-529: The country's feature film industry. Michael Spencer was named the first executive director of the CFDC, which by then included offices in Montreal and Toronto. By 1976, the Canadian government had increased the CFDC's budget to $ 25 million annually, at which point it decided to finance the corporation with an annual parliamentary appropriation. Spencer was replaced by Michael McCabe in May 1978. Notable films produced with

1750-530: The decade brings about other changes for Telefilm. In 2005, the minister of Canadian Heritage announced a new collaboration between the organization and the Canadian Television Fund and, with it, renewed funding of CA$ 100 million for Canadian television programming. While the Board of the Canadian Television is responsible for the governance of all programs, Telefilm heads up the administration and delivery of

1800-425: The end of the 1990s, in 1998, Telefilm Canada creates a five-year, $ 30-million multimedia fund, aptly-named The Multimedia Fund, with which to support Canadian work in the digital age. The Fund helps Canadians in multimedia to compete effectively in the new technologies arena. With the new millennium, the Canadian government implemented a new Canadian Feature Film Policy, From Script to Screen, that effectively created

1850-530: The financially troubled Canwest , whereby Shaw would buy an 80% voting interest, and 20% equity interest, in the restructured entity of Canwest, pending approvals from the CRTC and others. Three months later, following negotiations with rival bidders, the company said it would purchase the entirety of Canwest's broadcasting assets, including the interests in the CW Media subsidiary partially held by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners . Canwest's newspapers were not part of

1900-410: The following four Essential Requirements (4ER) before they can be submitted for consideration to any stream of funding (with the exception of 2ER documentaries): The level of the CTF's contribution to a production varies by genre, language and the stream of funding through which the contribution is obtained. Each funding stream may provide a mix of licence fee top-ups and equity investments, according to

1950-526: The following genres: Drama, Children's and Youth, Documentary, and Variety and Performing Arts. The CTF provides four types of contributions to projects: repayable advances (development); grants (versioning); licence fee top-ups (production); and equity investments (production). The CTF makes financial contributions through five funding streams: Broadcaster Performance Envelopes, Development, French-language Projects Outside Quebec, Aboriginal-language Projects, and Versioning Assistance. Eligible projects must meet

2000-435: The fund, which the companies can pass on to their customers in the form of inflated rates service. Since such consumer costs are embedded in their fees for service, consumers are subject to pay the 5% levy plus P.S.T. and G.S.T. on the cost of the company subsidy program. A copy of the submission is posted on the CRTC public file. On February 7, 2008, Mahar issued a press release covered by Reuters [2] Archived 2008-07-25 at

2050-568: The programs of the Canada Media Fund . The organization is also responsible for choosing Canada's annual submission to the Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film award. Telefilm Canada administers the Canadian government's coproductions, while supporting Canadian filmmakers and their international counterparts to coproduce films and television programs that enjoy the status of national productions in each of

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2100-711: The province of Quebec . The Ontario Regional office, in operation since 1968 from Toronto, serves both Ontario and Nunavut . The Western Regional office, in operation since 1984 from Vancouver, serves the Western provinces of British Columbia , Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan , the Northwest Territories and the Yukon . In 1967, the Canadian government founded the Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), allocating $ 10 million in support of

2150-475: The respective countries. Headquartered in Montreal , Telefilm Canada provides bilingual services to its clients through four offices located in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. The Atlantic Regional office, in operation since 1984 from Halifax, services New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island . The Quebec Regional office is located in the Montreal head office and serves

2200-511: The sale, citing violations of a non-compete clause . However, the suit was quickly dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. The purchase was approved by the CRTC on October 22, 2009. The acquisition was Shaw's first cable property east of Sault Ste. Marie since the 2001 swaps with Rogers and Cogeco . Shaw's re-entry into Southern Ontario would be short-lived, as its Hamilton system would be resold to Rogers in January 2013 as part of

2250-456: The transitional brand Rogers together with Shaw for promotional purposes. At the time of its acquisition by Rogers, Shaw provided home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and British Columbia and satellite television nationally. It also operated smaller cable television systems in Saskatchewan , Manitoba , and Northern Ontario . The company also provided mobile services through its subsidiary Freedom Mobile , under both

2300-506: The year if a buyer could not be found, and had placed them on the market at a price of just $ 1 each. However, it was reported on June 30, 2009, that Shaw had backed out of the deal and was declining to complete the purchase. CHWI-TV would remain on the air as is; CKNX-TV would become a repeater of London station CFPL-TV in September 2009, while CKX-TV would close down entirely in October 2009. In February 2010, Shaw announced an agreement with

2350-492: Was a Canadian telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. by JR Shaw in Edmonton. The company was acquired by and amalgamated into Rogers Communications in 2023; most operations were rebranded to the Rogers brand beginning in July of that year, with services and sponsorships in former Shaw markets having used

2400-469: Was criticized by public lobby groups like OpenMedia , as a move that would reduce national competition in the Canadian wireless communication market by removing one of the four major competitors from the market. For the sale to go ahead, the CRTC ordered Rogers to divest Freedom Mobile . It was reported on June 17, 2022 that Quebecor , a media and telecommunications company based in Quebec, intended to acquire

2450-644: Was funded by a reorganization in April 2016, which saw the Shaw Media unit transferred to Corus Entertainment, in exchange for $ 1.85 billion in cash and 71,364,853 class B non-voting shares of Corus. The sale did not include Shaw's 50% stake in the Shomi streaming service and CJBN-TV Kenora; Shomi was shut down in November 2016 and CJBN-TV Kenora was shut down in January 2017. On March 15, 2021, Rogers announced that it would acquire Shaw for $ 26 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. This proposed acquisition

2500-424: Was the parent of Shaw Broadcast Services (previously Shaw Satellite Services, Canadian Satellite Communications, or Cancom) and, through Shaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct , one of Canada's two national direct broadcast satellite providers. For many years it also owned a number of radio stations and specialty television services; these assets were later spun off into Corus Entertainment in an effort to satisfy

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