OTTAWA and VANCOUVER – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and citizen-engagement group OpenMedia.ca are behind a new coalition known as ‘Stop the Takeover’ formed to fight Bell’s proposed acquisition... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Score Media will be a digital/new media company only going forward as the company has decided to sell its television business to Rogers Communications for $167 million. The... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Astral Media’s out-of-home division has launched the very first universal augmented reality application for out-of-home advertisers. Launched August 20 in select transit shelters in Toronto, the campaign invites the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadians object to the purchase of Astral Media by Bell Canada, when told the resulting company would control 38% of the TV market and 29% of the country’s... Continue Reading
MARKHAM – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters is now accepting entries for their annual community service awards to be presented during its gala awards dinner on November 6. These awards... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Cogeco Diffusion has received CRTC approval to amend the broadcasting licence for radio station CJMF-FM Québec to a specialized format devoted to spoken word programming. In its decision,... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – It’s back to square one for natural resource channel IDNR-TV after its planned launch this fall on Cogeco Cable in Quebec fell through this week. In a letter addressed... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Martha Fusca, president and CEO of independent broadcaster Stornoway Communications, has stepped down from the company’s day-to-day operations. Fusca confirmed to Cartt.ca that she will instead spearhead Stornoway’s... Continue Reading
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES of the late broadcast and distribution industry veteran Darrell Atherley are encouraged to pledge their support to ‘Team Darrell’ as it once again gears up to participate... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Editor, producer and journalist David Walmsley has returned to CBC News as director of news content. The former Globe and Mail managing editor helped to launch the National... Continue Reading
