VANCOUVER – According to Canada’s Olympic media consortium, 13.6 million Canadians watched at least a portion of the television coverage from the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.As the 10-day event drew... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Canadian content exhibition requirement for over-the-air broadcasters were lowered to 55% from 60%, and the broadcasters seem to have been given a break on spending requirements, according to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - With the CRTC hearing on Canada’s community TV policy just over a month away, the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) says that the majority... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Nortel Networks has completed the sale of its optical networking and carrier Ethernet businesses to Ciena Corporation.Ciena has elected, as permitted by the terms of the sale agreement,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CHUM Radio Sales (CRS) will represent 101.9 DAWG FM, Torres Media’s new radio station in Ottawa, ON.Set to launch early this summer, DAWG FM combines the music of... Continue Reading
MONTEREY, CA – After weathering the global recession, IPTV is emerging as a strong market alternative in the increasingly competitive global multichannel space, according to new research from SNL Kagan.IPTV,... Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES – For broadcast organizations that require a fibre connection between Toronto and Los Angeles, The Pacific Television Center has added standard- and high-definition television circuits to Toronto in... Continue Reading
REGINA – SaskTel’s volunteer organization won 20 awards for volunteering excellence at last month's TelecomPioneers annual general meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.The SaskTel Pioneers have 4,700 members in Saskatchewan made up of present and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Farewell Canadian Television Fund, welcome Canadian Media Fund.While the CMF will officially open for business next week as planned, the new funding agency’s unofficial launch will be this Friday in... Continue Reading
ST CATHARINES, ON - Grace TV is one step closer to its goal of doubling its broadcast coverage within Canada in two years, after joining Shaw’s digital cable lineup.Formerly known as the... Continue Reading