Real warnings required: CBSC

OTTAWA – Calling particular pieces of footage "explosive" or "horrifying" is not enough warning for viewers, says the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. A segment of Entertainment Tonight broadcast on… Continue Reading

ICE registration extended due to ice

TORONTO – Due to the Southern Ontario snowstorm, the deadline for early registration discounts to ICE 2007 has been extended to February 16th. ICE 2007: Content That Pays is… Continue Reading

Mobile PPV from Bell

TORONTO – Bell Canada hopes that Canadian consumers will watch full length movies on their cell phones with the launch of Mobile Movies today. For $5.99 a movie (plus… Continue Reading

Out and Hard relaunch in Quebec

QUEBEC – OUTtv and HARDtv, Canada’s first gay TV channels will be expanding throughout Quebec in Videotron markets through Illico Digital TV, the channels announced this week. Out will… Continue Reading

Klassen skates through Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – In a salute to Canadian speed skater (and MTS spokeswoman) Cindy Klassen, a 15-foot snow sculpture of the Olympic medalist has been created at the corner of… Continue Reading

Four CSUA scholarships awarded

TORONTO – The inaugural CSUA Broadcast Technology Awards were handed out this month by the Canadian Satellite Users Association. The Awards are scholarship prizes of $5,000 each. CSUA established… Continue Reading