New Jack promoter

TORONTO – Christopher Randall has been hired as promotion manager for 92.5 JACK FM (Toronto). Randall has 25 years of broadcast promotion experience including being marketing and promotion director of… Continue Reading

Corus debuts Quebec chopper

MONTREAL – Corus Radio continued its national air support rollout on Monday as its Quebec division today announced the launch of its Montreal traffic helicopter. A Robinson R44 Raven… Continue Reading

Rogers Wireless products, placed

TORONTO – Contestants on MuchMusic VJ Search: The Series are now outfitted with MuchMusic Edition Pay-As-You-Go phones from Rogers Wireless and Sony Ericsson W600i Walkman phones. The handsets are… Continue Reading

MTS signs Klassen

WINNIPEG – Of all the decisions Pierre Blouin has had to make since taking over as CEO of Manitoba Telecom Services, this one had to have been the… Continue Reading

SCTE bows three new on-site seminars

EXTON, Pa. – A trio of new on-site technical seminars has been added to the SCTE’s professional development lineup. These comprehensive seminars incorporate the industry’s best practices and the latest… Continue Reading

Internet TV Democracy launches

WORCESTER, Mass. – Democracy launched on Wednesday, a new open source internet TV system. The non-profit Participatory Culture Foundation (www.getdemocracy.com) launched Democracy, which it is billing as a… Continue Reading

Fox launching new prime time network

NEW YORK – FOX announced Wednesday it will launch My Network TV, a new prime time program network scheduled to debut this fall. News Corp.-owned Fox Television Stations, Inc.,… Continue Reading

Ad complaints down 17.5% in 2005

TORONTO – The gross, the overly sexual and the misleading were – as usual – the top types of advertisements Canadians complained about in 2005. Advertising Standards Canada today… Continue Reading