MTS tackles NFL Net

WINNIPEG – NFL Network is now available on MTS TV. "From live broadcasts and replays of regular season games to comprehensive analysis and programs like NFL Total Access, the… Continue Reading

CanWest Global donates $150,000 to CAMP

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – To help establish a new Centre of Applied Media Production (CAMP) at Confederation College, CanWest Global Communications announced last week it is giving $150,000 to… Continue Reading

CTAM Canada is going east

HALIFAX – Anyone looking for breakfast on October 2nd – with a dash of knowledge – should swing by the Marriott Halifax Harbourfront hotel at 8:30 a.m. AT. Held… Continue Reading

Corus execs get new business cards

TORONTO – As an addendum to last week’s Corus Entertainment restructuring, a number of existing senior folks now have new jobs. Phil Piazza is now vice-president programming and business… Continue Reading

CAB early registration deal ends Friday

OTTAWA – Speakers have been announced and sessions outlined for the 2006 Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention, set for Vancouver November 5-7. The early registration deadline (where attendees get… Continue Reading

Huge Canadian piracy raid

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – EchoStar Communications (Dish Network) has confiscated thousands of pieces of satellite signal theft gear in Ontario, says a Multichannel News report. Calling it "one of the… Continue Reading

Bell Aliant raises $1.25 billion

SAINT JOHN – Bell Aliant Regional Communications announced Wednesday it has agreed to sell, on an agency basis, an aggregate $1.25 billion new medium term notes. They will be… Continue Reading