SCTE Expo set for Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is readying for the 25th anniversary of the cable industry’s big engineering show, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008. The Expo, with… Continue Reading

Radiothon for Sick Kids kicks off

TORONTO – Astral Media’s 97.3 EZ Rock, 99.9 MIX FM and NEWSTALK 1010 CFRB launched their annual Radiothon here Wednesday from the Atrium of the Hospital for Sick Children…. Continue Reading

RTNDA to honour broadcast journalists

TORONTO – Seven broadcast journalists will be honoured this spring with lifetime achievement awards presented by RTNDA Canada – The Association of Electronic Journalists. The seven are Doug Collins,… Continue Reading

In-Stat sees boost for cable from SDV

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Switched Digital Video (SDV) technologies provide an excellent, long-term approach that is helping cable operators keep up the pace with expanding High Definition TV and super-high-speed… Continue Reading

Motorola spins off mobile devices unit

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Motorola Inc. announced Wednesday it will separate its mobile devices unit from its broadband and mobility business and create two independent, publicly-traded companies. “Our decision to… Continue Reading

Maravedis sees WiMAX growth

MONTREAL – Research firm Maravedis reports in its latest WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report that the global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 350,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007, reaching a… Continue Reading

Film, TV mentorship program set up

TORONTO – Astral Media and Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) have announced a partnership to create the Astral Media Mentorship Award. The new program, made possible… Continue Reading

Rogers’ Mike Lee to co-chair CTAM summit

ALEXANDRA, VA. – The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) has announced that Mike Lee, Chief Strategy Officer with Rogers Communications, and ESPN Marketing Senior Vice-President Katie Lacey… Continue Reading

CTV readies for Junos

TORONTO – CTV is going all-out to promote its broadcast next month of the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary. The CTV Creative Agency has created a multi-platform campaign involving… Continue Reading