September 12, 2005 20 years ago

Star! adds A-lister

TORONTO – CHUM Television’s celebrity/entertainment specialty service Star! announced a new co-host today.

She’s Dina Pugliese (pronounced pool-ye-a-zay), who most recently was co-host of the… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

VOD, FOD and now AOD

MONTREAL – Montreal company etc.tv. along with Molson’s, TVA and Videotron announced today the charter advertisers involved in a commercial TV trial – commercial in every sense of the… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

Hamm goes back east for Rogers

TORONTO – Jim Hamm has been appointed general manager for Rogers Media’s three new Atlantic Canada radio stations. Hamm will head up the new FM stations CKNI-FM 91.9 in… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

Wireless number portability coming in 24 months; not fast enough, says Branson

OTTAWA – Canada’s wireless telephony industry is now aiming for September 2007 as the month when we’ll see wireless number portability in Canada. Despite the inability of wireless numbers… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

Media execs at Innoversity career fair

TORONTO – More than 15 executives in the broadcast and film industry will participate in the first-ever Innoversity Media Career Fair at the fourth annual Innoversity Creative Summit, September… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

YTV rolling into 3D

OTTAWA – Corus Entertainment’s YTV announced today it’s entered into a development deal with Amberwood Entertainment for RollBots, a major 3D animated series for the international kids market. RollBots… Continue Reading

September 12, 2005 20 years ago

SCTE adds advanced network tech program director

EXTON, PA – Hugh Brydges has been hired by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers as director, advanced network technologies program development. In this newly-created position, Brydges will be… Continue Reading

September 11, 2005 20 years ago

Ontario gives $10 million to Film Centre

TORONTO – The Ontario government today announced a $10 million grant to the Canadian Film Centre, which will be directed towards the centre’s training programs. Minister of Culture Madeleine… Continue Reading

September 9, 2005 20 years ago

Diabetes radio show launches Sunday

EDMONTON – Diabetes Compass Radio is launching a weekly 30-minute, radio and Internet-based diabetes health talk show, Sunday, September 11th at 9 p.m. Mountain Time, on AM 930 CJCA… Continue Reading

September 9, 2005 20 years ago

This just in… oops.

TORONTO – CTV Newsnet issued an apology late Thursday to former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard for announcing he was dead. “CTV Newsnet has formally extended its sincerest apologies to… Continue Reading