TORONTO - The Accessible Channel (TACtv) will air the CanWest-commissioned original drama series Rookie Blue in simulcast with Global TV, marking the first time a series has premiered with described... Continue Reading
TORONTO and CALGARY – It’s been a busy week for Canada’s radio industry.After buying up BOB-FM (CHST-FM) earlier this week, Rogers Broadcasting also acquired Edmonton’s BOUNCE (CHBN-FM) from CTV’s CHUM Radio... Continue Reading
CALGARY – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the sale of CanWest’s TV assets to Shaw Communications.However, the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals from the CRTC and... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The head office of Astral Media has a new home – a 30-storey office building in downtown Montreal now known as Maison Astral.Located at 1800 McGill College Avenue,... Continue Reading
KORY TENEYCKE AND PIERRE KARL PÉLADEAU launched some stinging attacks on the established Canadian news channels last week in Toronto when they made public Quebecor Media’s plans to launch a... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Asian Television Network founder, president and CEO, Shan Chandrasekar, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Toronto’s York University.“This is the greatest accolade of my life", Chandrasekar said... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Videotron has boosted the speed of its basic Internet access service from 1 mbps to 2.5 mbps, after raising the package's file transfer limit in April.The company said that... Continue Reading
IROQUOIS, ON - Ross Video has promoted Brian Olson to the role of XPression marketing product manager.Olson was previously Ross’ USA XPression business development manager. His new responsibilities will include managing... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund has released its recoupment policy for projects accepted for funding under its ‘experimental stream’.The experimental stream encourages the creation of leading-edge, interactive, digital media... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The federal government's plan to increase foreign ownership in the telecommunications sector will not result in cheaper wireless service, and could serve to undermine plans for universal access,... Continue Reading
