OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to hear the fee-for-carriage (or value for signal) appeal on April 19, 2012. As Cartt.ca readers will recall, the CRTC referred... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Sirius XM Radio technical executive Robert Briskman has been elected as the new president of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA). He succeeds Leonardo Ramos of Televisa, and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - A commercial for an adult telephone line that aired during a children’s show did not breach any broadcast codes, the majority of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC)... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Despite being inundated with complaints, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has found that a Sun News Network interview did not breach any broadcast codes. At issue was... Continue Reading
CALGARY - A CRTC hearing into new radio stations in Calgary kicked off on Monday with the first few operators stating their case for the 95.3 MHz frequency as the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell Media’s brand partnerships team shot and edited an original commercial in less than an hour which then appeared as part of CTV’s coverage of Sunday’s Super Bowl... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Teletoon Canada Inc. will be bringing Cartoon Network and its late night alter ego Adult Swim to Canadian airwaves later this year. Cartoon Network, the 20 year-old Turner... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebecor-owned news service QMI Agency has named Yves Bombardier as its director for Montreal, and Philippe Mercure as director of marketing. QMI Agency has offices in Toronto, Ottawa... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral’s television and out-of-home divisions helped to push up first quarter profits and revenues. For the period ended November 30, 2011, consolidated revenues were $271.1 million, a 2% increase... Continue Reading
CALGARY - The CRTC has approved an application for a new, national, English-language Category B specialty television programming service called The Philanthropy Channel. The independent channel aims to introduce Canadians to inspiring... Continue Reading
