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Heroes,’ ‘House’ back on Global this fall, but network launch marred by protest

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Colin Mochrie, Wendy Crewson and Gordon Pinsent were among several dozen performers who put a damper on Global’s splashy fall TV launch Wednesday, waving placards and yelling slogans outside a downtown theatre demanding that more homegrown series be put on television.

Broadcasters buy more US programs

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Toronto - Canadian performers are angered that executives of Canada’s private broadcasters are in L.A. this week gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on new American shows for the fall television season while neglecting our own domestic industry.

“Canada’s private broadcasters are eager to hand over more than $250 million dollars on new American dramas and reality shows, when they should be investing in new Canadian dramas in their own backyards,”

ACTRA awards in Montreal

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Don Jordan, President of ACTRA Montreal, is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2007 ACTRA Awards in Montreal to be presented at Le Medley on June 9, 2007.

ACA, ACTRA and ICA settle

Monday, May 14th, 2007

ACTRA and the Canadian ad industry represented by the Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA), and the Institute of Communications and Advertising (ICA) have tentatively agreed to a one-year extension of the current National Commercial Agreement. The ad industry associations and ACTRA agreed to increase performer minimum fees and rates by 3% as well as adding 1% in Insurance contributions for performers.

ACTRA disappointed with Artists Act

Friday, May 11th, 2007

For Immediate Release: ACTRA Toronto President Karl Pruner expressed ACTRA’s deep disappointment in the Status of Ontario’s Artists Act, passed yesterday as part of the budget package. 

Actors say Ont. Liberal govt. broke promise

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Some well-known Canadian actors said Thursday that Ontario’s Liberal government broke a campaign promise to help artists qualify for the same labour protections and training programs as other workers.

New dir. of ACTRA performer rights

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Stephen Waddell, National Executive Director of ACTRA, today announced that Brad Keenan will be filling the position of Director, ACTRA Performers’ Rights Society (ACTRA PRS). The appointment is effective immediately.

CRTC report proves Canada’s broadcasting system is broken

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Canadian broadcasters decrease Canadian TV drama spending by 13.7 and increase foreign TV drama spending by 19.2

Ontario Budget supports performers

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Performers are heartened by the mention in today’s Ontario budget that Status of the Artist legislation will be introduced in 2007.

Strike nearly ‘nail in coffin’ for Canada’s entertainment industry say experts

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

A bitter six-week labour dispute between Canadian actors and producers was nearly the "final nail in the coffin" for the country’s already battered film and television industry, which experts say now faces a long, hard, uphill climb along the road to recovery.

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