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Information on media companies and the entertainment industry in Canada.



Entertainment companies of Canada :



 
  • Alliance Atlantis

    Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Toronto-based media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney.

  • Asian Television Network International Limited

    Asian Television Network International Limited (often just referred to as Asian Television Network or ATN) is a Canadian licensed television broadcaster providing premium programming in several South Asian languages, as well as English, to communities across Canada. ATN has programming alliances with leading broadcasters such as Zee TV, STAR Plus, B4U, Sony Entertainment Television Asia, Alpha ETC Punjabi, ARY Digital, and Jaya TV. It has been broadcasting since 1997 and is a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SAT". The company is headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, and is headed by longtime Indo-Canadian broadcasting stalwart Shan Chandrasekar.

  • Cirque du Soleil

    Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun," in English pronounced /sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ/) is an entertainment company. Based in Montréal, Québec, Canada and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier.

    Initially named Les Échassiers, they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe and encountered financial hardship that was relieved by a government grant in 1983 as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's discovery of Canada. Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil was a success in 1984, and after securing a second year of funding, Laliberté hired Guy Caron from the National Circus School to re-create it as a "proper circus". No ring and no animals helped make Cirque du Soleil the modern circus ("Cirque Nouveau"/New Circus) that it is today.

  • Conklin Shows

    Conklin Shows (Conklin Group, World's Finest Shows, Conklin Supershows, and Carnival Midway Management Company) The largest traveling amusement corporation in North America. The 75 year-old company operates 'fun fairs' at various summer agricultural shows across North America. The company has a long history in Canada, providing entertainment for generations of kids and adults. The organization currently operates the midway services for some of Canada's largest summer fairs including the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, and the Calgary Stampede. The company owns and operates midway games, rides and shows.

  • Creative Atlantic Communications

    Creative Atlantic Communications is a Canadian television production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Creative Atlantic was established in 1989, initially creating advertising and corporate communications media. Ten years later, Creative Atlantic began to develop and produce television programming for the broadcast market, producing a range of television series' from scripted comedies to documentaries to children's programming and more.

  • Epitome Pictures

    Epitome Pictures Inc. is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Epitome currently produces two television drama series aimed primarily at the youth and young-adult market. Degrassi: The Next Generation is now in its seventh season and is broadcast on CTV in Canada and The N in the United States, and is licensed to over 150 countries around the world. Instant Star is similarly broadcast on CTV and The N, and is licensed to over 120 countries worldwide.

  • Gameaccess.ca

    GameAccess.ca is an online video game rental company operating in Canada. It rents games for 8 gaming consoles (Xbox, Xbox360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS) and has a stock of over 6500 games in date of June 2008. Game Access also operates an online store.

  • Gnosis Games

    Gnosis Games, a division of Threewave Software, is a casual game development studio in Vancouver, Canada. Gnosis Games is best known for creating #1 casual games such as Private Eye, Paparazzi, and Candace Kane's Candy Factory, which was nominated as “Best Casual Game” by the Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts (ELANs) in 2008.

  • Grasslands Entertainment

    Grasslands Entertainment is a Canadian television production and distribution company based in Calgary, Alberta.

  • Landed Entertainments

    Landed Entertainments, is a Canadian entertainment company which originated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and now is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

  • LoudArt Productions

    LoudArt Productions is a music promotions company located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was created in 2002 as an independent concert promotions company, but ceased booking and promoting shows in 2004. In 2005 it began representing Universal Music Canada as part of its Blacktop Guerillas national rock street team. This includes doing street, online, and retail promotions as well as release parties in London, Ontario. In 2006 it started taking on additional clients, including the John Labatt Centre. LoudArt is owned and operated by Alex Leduc, a Music Administrative Studies graduate of the University of Western Ontario.

  • Mad Science

    Mad Science is a franchise company that specializes in edutainment for children by presenting science in a fun and entertaining way that sparks imaginative learning. Mad Science programs include after school workshops, birthday parties, school assemblies, and summer camps.

  • Maple Pictures

    Maple Pictures Corp. is a Canadian film and home video distribution company. It was formed on April 25, 2005 when Lionsgate spun off its Canadian distribution arm to two former executives of Lionsgate who created Maple Pictures Corp. Maple Pictures is the official distributor for Lions Gate's films and video library throughout Canada.

  • Ocean Entertainment

    Ocean Entertainment Limited is an independent Canadian production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 1995, the company has specialized in the production of television series and documentaries.

  • Omni Film Productions Limited

    Omni Film Productions is a Canadian television and film production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Omni Film produces and/or coproduces a variety of television programs including dramatic series, documentaries, luifestyle series and more all for the Canadian and international markets.

  • Paperny Films

    Paperny Films is a Vancouver based, Academy Award nominated producer of television programming ranging from character-driven documentaries to provocative comedy to quirky reality shows. They have produced a range of programs such as: "Crash Test Mommy", "Glutton for Punishment", "Road Hockey Rumble" "My Fabulous Gay Wedding", "KinK", and "Confessions of an Innocent Man".

  • Radical Sheep Productions

    Radical Sheep Productions is a Canadian children's television series production company. Radical Sheep's most popular production is The Big Comfy Couch.

  • Richmond Sound Design

    Richmond Sound Design Ltd. is a theatre sound design and show control systems and software developer and manufacturer. It was founded in 1972 by Charlie Richmond. The company began as a manufacturer of specialty mixers and theatre sound design consoles. It is a leader in digital audio and show control software and hardware for live entertainment.

  • S4 Entertainment

    S4 Entertainment Inc. is a North American artist development and management company. Their current roster includes Promise, and R&B singer Roshana.

    S4 Entertainment is also the home of the regionally successful “Drumoff” Skills Competition sponsored by Yamaha Drums.

  • Sarrazin Couture Entertainment

    Sarrazin Couture Entertainment is a motion picture and television production company founded by Pierre Sarrazin and Suzette Couture, based in Toronto, Canada.

  • Supernova Entertainment

    Supernova Entertainment Group Inc. is a Canadian concert promotions company that has been producing Battle of the Bands shows since 1992. Headquartered in Toronto, Supernova regularly showcases new bands across Canada and the United States on a weekly basis. All of Supernova’s live events feature indie bands in popular venues with other local indie bands and in some cases, with major label headliners. Supernova’s purpose is to provide bands with their first opportunity to play a live show.

  • West Coast Amusements

    West Coast Amusements is a Canadian travelling amusement park company based in Langley, British Columbia. It was founded in 1962 by Bingo Hauser.

  • Zip.ca

    Zip.ca is an online DVD rental company operating in Canada. It has a database of over 76,000 unique titles.

    Zip.ca is a member of the privately held Momentous group of companies, and was owner of the short-lived Ottawa Rapidz baseball team.



 
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