LAS VEGAS – Canadian actor Michael J Fox received a huge standing ovation by delegates at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention as he received the organization’s Distinguished Service... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canada’s two satellite radio companies both introduced a free app for BlackBerry users on Monday.As Cartt.ca reported last month, the XM online+ Application is an extension to XM... Continue Reading
PLESSISVILLE, QC – Community channels should have the right to sell local advertising to help fund new programming, says The Federation of Autonomous Community Television of Quebec.The group, who plans... Continue Reading
TORONTO – MTS Allstream employees of CAW Local 2000 voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new two-year collective agreement that they say resists concessions and provides greater job security.Approximately 550... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell TV made history this weekend after airing the country’s first national 3D high definition television broadcast.The DTH behemoth broadcast the final two rounds of the 2010 Masters... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Radio-Canada will join forces to showcase over 2,000 hours of new stock footage on-line.The footage will include archival material dating... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Telus could go head to head with incumbent Videotron after announcing plans to beef up its advanced broadband services in Quebec via a $250 million investment.In addition to expanding... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The majority of Canadians feel that Canadian Content rules should be relaxed, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll.In ‘The Canadian-Content Conundrum’ survey, 53% of the 1,024 adults... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – Okay, the first part of that headline isn’t quite true, but we found it a little funny that two of the industry’s heaviest-hitters have decided to alter... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – “Nothing is quite as exciting as mobile broadcast television,” Harris Corporation VP technology Jay Aldrick told clients and reporters at the company’s NAB 2010 press conference Sunday... Continue Reading