TORONTO - National radio sales fell 13.9% in the third quarter of 2009, according to data from Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS).Over 82% of the shortfall occurred in four major categories... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Penthouse Channel will be joining the Rogers Cable lineup after completing a multi-year distribution agreement.Currently available to Shaw Cable customers, the adult programming network is distributed in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Creators Copyright Coalition (CCC) has a message for Industry Minister Tony Clement – don’t forget about us.In a statement issued Thursday, the CCC expressed its concern at... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Asian Television Network International Ltd. (ATN) received CRTC approval for ten new TV channels on Thursday.ATN already operates 14 multicultural TV channels, and now holds national licenses for... Continue Reading
MARKHAM, ON – Telecom veterans John Piercy and Ian Collins are joining Atria Networks as CEO and president, respectively. Piercy joins Atria from Mountain Cable in Hamilton, ON, where he... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Moody's Investors Service has rated Shaw Communication’s senior unsecured component of $2.5 billion multiple seniority shelf registration Baa3, while the preferred share component was rated Ba1. The shelf registration... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Communications will purchase 930,000 of its outstanding class B non-voting shares for cancellation in a private purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $25,956,300. This represents approximately 0.18% of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A radio contest that encouraged the use of handheld cell phones while driving, contrary to Quebec’s highway safety code, did not breach the CAB’s code of ethics, the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - GlassBOX Television will launch its cross-platform AUX music channel as a new digital channel on Rogers Cable beginning this Fall. AUX, which calls itself “Canada's music discovery destination”,... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Allarco Entertainment, owners of Canadian pay-TV service Super Channel, filed for protection from its creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act on Tuesday, Cartt.ca has learned. According to... Continue Reading
