AM640 puts a copper in its chopper

TORONTO – Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Cam Woolley is the go-to guy for Toronto media when they have traffic questions. He’s the OPP’s traffic expert. So, it only makes… Continue Reading

RTNDA Awards deadline is January 31

TORONTO – All entries for the Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada annual awards must be postmarked by January 31, 2006. That’s Tuesday, if you’re scoring at home… Continue Reading

SCTE debuts new CE member programs

EXTON, Pa. – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced Wednesday that it has introduced two members-only affinity programs to benefit the group’s more than 15,000 members. “These exciting… Continue Reading

Wal-Mart offers media on demand

BRISBANE, Calif., and BENTONVILLE, Ark. – On Wednesday, Wal-Mart Stores announced the launch of Wal-Mart Soundcheck, a new, original music performance series dedicated to bringing exclusive, cutting-edge and popular… Continue Reading

Wade to build Lindsay antenna products

SIMCOE, Ont. – Wade Antenna announced this week it bought the manufacturing rights of all antenna products owned by Lindsay Broadband Inc., formerly Lindsay Electronics. Lindsay Broadband will continue… Continue Reading

Canada’s cable games all set

MISSISSAUGA – While the Olympics and Commonwealth Games will be just finished by the end of March, the important games for Ontario cable techs will be just beginning: the… Continue Reading

CHUM buys Rachael Ray

TORONTO – CHUM Television has purchased the new talk show by Rachael Ray, who looks like she could be the Martha of the new Millennium, from CBS Paramount International… Continue Reading