TORONTO – With the London 2012 Olympic Games set to open in just over a month, Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium has committed to more than 5,500 hours of coverage... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Broadcast equipment company Miranda Technologies has agreed to a takeover bid by its U.S. competitor Belden Inc. Belden offered $17 per share cash for the Montreal-based company in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Independent broadcaster CHCH is hoping that viewers may be missing some of the big U.S. programming eschewed by other conventional broadcasters, and has offered them a new home... Continue Reading
CAN’T. HELP. MYSELF. I’ve told everyone who’s listened to me of late that I won’t write any more speculation on who will be the new chair of the CRTC. “I... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Stingray Digital-owned The Karaoke Channel is launching its video on demand service on ZON’s Videoclube platform in Portugal. ZON customers will be able to select from over 400... Continue Reading
TORONTO - TLN Television will offer Canadian soccer fans multilingual, multi-network TV coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012 which kicks off Friday and runs through July 1st. Held every four... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - Sally Catto is returning to the CBC in the role of executive director, commissioned and scripted programming, effective June 18. Catto (pictured) will be based in Vancouver and assume... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU - Canada’s 669 commercial radio stations saw 2011 revenues increase by 4%, on par with pre-recession levels, according to data released Monday by the CRTC. For the broadcast year ending August... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Sony Pictures Television Networks announced today that Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite will be the exclusive home of Sony Movie Channel and AXN Movies in Canada. The two channels... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With its competing broadcasters Citytv opting for a schedule loaded with comedies and Global going with more dramas, CTV has chosen what it says is “the most even... Continue Reading
