TORONTO – Travel+Escape HD is available in approximately 1.1 million homes across Canada after launching on Rogers, Cogeco, Telus and EastLink on Tuesday. Owned by GlassBox Television, the travel and adventure... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Educational media is a key cornerstone of a strong democracy, according to TVO CEO Lisa de Wilde. Speaking at the Journalism Strategies conference in Montreal, de Wilde stressed... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) set a royalties distribution record last year of $262 million, the organization said Monday while reporting its 2011 financial... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Noted as the most ambitious and highest grossing film of all time, Avatar will make its Canadian broadcast television debut on CHCH TV and Montreal’s Métro14 on May... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A radio host’s comments about “phasing out” male redheads did not breach any broadcast codes, according to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). On October 2, 2011, a radio... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A radio hosts’ conversation about murders violated broadcast codes because it contained gratuitous violence and made light of a violent act, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) said... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC Television said Thursday that it is bringing back 14 shows to its primetime schedule next season, including popular series Arctic Air, Republic of Doyle and Mr. D.... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – The newly established NAB Labs (actually, it’s kind of hard to believe there hasn’t always been an NAB Labs to push technology, but…) had space set aside... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – You couldn’t swing a set of dead analog rabbit ears at the Las Vegas Convention Centre this week without hitting a broadcaster or broadcast supplier building a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – There is no shortage of people who believe, thanks to our exploding new media world, that: “Television is dead”, or some variation of that theme. At the TV... Continue Reading
