TORONTO – CanWest Global Communications CEO Leonard Asper is desperately trying to secure hundreds of millions in new credit in an attempt to shore up the ailing newspaper and television... Continue Reading
Exton, PA - The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) will develop standards for the carriage of next generation 3D content on cable networks. The SCTE engineering committee, which oversees the Society’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV’s Dave Devall, and Peter Silverman from Citytv Toronto have been chosen as this year’s recipients of the Radio-Television News Directors’ Association (RTNDA) Lifetime Achievement Award by The Association of... Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES and TORONTO - CTV's original Canadian drama series ‘The Bridge’ has been picked up by CBS for broadcast in the US. In development since 2005, CTV originally commissioned... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Super Channel has launched on Delta Cable and Coast Cable in B.C. The national pay television network, which offers two HD and four SD channels dedicated to movies,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – ‘Harmonization in the Digital Age’ is the theme for this year’s North American Broadcasters Association's (NABA) annual conference to be held June 3-5 in Washington, DC. Other topics... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC’s Atlantic region commissioner, Elizabeth Duncan, has been re-appointed to her post for a new five-year term. The former SVP and CFO of Dartmouth’s Access Cable, Duncan... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC - More than 70 new exhibitors, including Electronic Arts, Phillips 3D Solutions and 3ality Digital, will join 1,600 companies on the show floor at the 2009 NAB Show,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) has announced the winners of the 2009 Indie Awards. This second annual celebration of Canadian independent producers recognizes outstanding Canadian producer... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian production industry is facing two significant challenges - the current economic "crisis", and uncertainty over how Canadian content will reach audiences over digital platforms, according to the... Continue Reading
