CFL signs on with Joost

TORONTO and DUBLIN –Canadian Football League games and highlights will be carried on Joost, which bills itself as the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service, the league announced today…. Continue Reading

Corus shuffle cuts 53 jobs

TORONTO – Broadcaster and producer Corus Entertainment announced a series of organizational changes in its corporate and television divisions Tuesday, resulting in the elimination of 53 positions. The changes… Continue Reading

Designing a better handset

TORONTO – Starting this month, third-year industrial design students at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) will get to work shaping Canada’s booming wireless industry with an… Continue Reading

Cogeco adds MTV to Quebec lineup

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has announced the addition of Canada’s MTV to its digital line-up in Quebec. “By adding MTV, we are giving our customers the choice to watch… Continue Reading

CRTC seals Bragg’s purchase of Persona

OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved the transfer of Persona Communications Corp., and its subsidiary Northern Cablevision, to Bragg Communications, the parent company of EastLink, effectively doubling Bragg’s size… Continue Reading

Ontario party leaders do own shows

TORONTO – Newstalk 1010 CFRB has announced that all four Ontario political party leaders will host their own one-hour talk show on CFRB and simulcast on CKTB in St…. Continue Reading

Register now for CAB 2007

OTTAWA – New technologies. New platforms. The new consumer. New business models. Delegates to the annual Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention will have some meaty issues to tackle when… Continue Reading