BANFF – Fans of comedies Call Me Fitz, Less Than Kind and Funny as Hell can look forward to more laughs after Corus’ Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral's The... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers-owned easy-listening pop music station CHFI-FM held on to top spot in the Toronto radio market with a 13.1% share, down slightly from the winter period’s first place... Continue Reading
BANFF - Bryan Segal, vice-president of sales for Comscore, rattled off TV and mobile statistics for the industry during his keynote session at the Banff World Media Festival. As Comscore... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser said Monday he is “extremely satisfied” with a recent Federal Court decision asking the CRTC to investigate CBC Windsor radio station CBEF.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – After months of rumour and innuendo, the federal government made one of the many rumours official and appointed Jean-Pierre Blais as chairman of the CRTC, effective June 18,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canada’s public broadcaster has a key role to play, perhaps even more vital in this era of vertical integration, but it needs the Local Program Improvement Fund and “a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Freshly minted Canadian citizen Kevin Crull said Wednesday that without some regulatory change, he fears for the future of the Canadian television system. Perhaps newly emboldened after becoming... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Community Radio Fund of Canada will hand out more than $250,000 to 35 campus and community radio broadcasters this year. The Ottawa-based organization said that it will... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV has pulled out all the promotional stops to hype its new medical drama Saving Hope which debuts Thursday at 9 pm ET/PT on CTV and NBC. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – TSN is offering pay streaming packages and companion viewing apps in addition to its broadcast coverage of soccer’s UEFA Euro 2012 which kicks off Friday. The TSN Euro... Continue Reading