WFN airs fundraiser for Gulf oil spill

TORONTO – The World Fishing Network will dedicate an entire day of programming and commercial airtime on June 30th to support recreational anglers affected by the Gulf oil spill disaster. The… Continue Reading

Ostertag quits FACTOR

TORONTO – Heather Ostertag has retired from her role as president and CEO of the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), effective immediately. "I have been proud and privileged… Continue Reading

RTNDA names national winners for 2009

EDMONTON – RTNDA Canada, the Association of Electronic Journalists, presented its annual awards for Canadian news stories and programming at its awards gala Saturday night in Edmonton. Named after some… Continue Reading

Rogers ventures in to London radio market

TORONTO – Rogers Broadcasting has bought London, ON radio station BOB-FM (CHST-FM) from CTV’s CHUM Radio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re excited about operating in the… Continue Reading

CTV adds Gold to the fold

TORONTO – The channel rebranding exercise continues at CTV. After renaming three of its Discovery specialties two weeks ago,  the network announced Monday that it would also rebrand its… Continue Reading

EastLink cuts 33 staff

HALIFAX – EastLink let go 33 employees across the country last week, a move that it described as “a business decision”. In an email response to Cartt.ca, an EastLink spokesperson confirmed… Continue Reading

CHCH steps up Summit coverage

HAMILTON – CTV isn’t the only broadcaster covering the G8 and G20 Summits 24/7. Channel Zero-owned CHCH told Cartt.ca that thanks to the new Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), it will… Continue Reading