TORONTO - CBC broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos is one of three Canadians named Young Global Leaders for 2012 on Tuesday by the World Economic Forum. Stroumboulopoulos (pictured) is joined by fellow... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Frosty relations between Quebecor Media and CBC/Radio-Canada may be thawing after the two companies finalized a number of agreements aimed at “re-establishing their commercial relationships over the years to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Victoria radio host Brittany King has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year Award in memory of Steve Young. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – GlassBox Television has named Vanessa Case as executive vice president of programming, effective immediately. Case joins GlassBox with over with over 17 years of experience in the broadcast... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Corus Entertainment’s corporate secretary and prominent Calgarian Jack Perraton died February 19th after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 65. Throughout his career, Perraton (pictured) worked as... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Establishing a carriage relationship with Netflix, YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and others as well as reworking how money is distributed to fund online entertainment are two ways to ensure... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A viewer advisory that aired during an animated sitcom should have warned viewers about a violent scene, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled. The CBSC reviewed... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The pitch Rogers Digital Media is making to advertisers, agencies and other marketers is audience intelligence, says Rogers Media’s chief digital officer Jason Tafler. With over 1,000 digital media assets... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A new Canadian company called TapCast.TV wants to make that television show more social, interactive, personalized, and connected - all with just one tap. The company is behind... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The success of independent producers under the CRTC’s group licensing regime (GLR) will be tied to that of the broadcasters, the Canadian Media Production Association’s Prime Time 2012 ... Continue Reading
