TORONTO – Is the surging popularity of on-line video viewing a real threat to the old television broadcasting business model or is it actually fuelling a new ‘golden age’ of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Programming from Astral Media’s multi-platform brand Disney XD will be made available on the Xbox 360 console through Xbox LIVE, the premium online entertainment service for Xbox 360,... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – People spend 35% of their time with Facebook looking at the profiles (pictures, mostly) of people they know. They also spend another 35% chunk looking at the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and TORONTO – Industry stakeholders encouraged the CRTC not to take its eye off the ball when it comes to the potential negative impact that over-the-top (OTT) services may have... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC’s much ballyhooed fact-finding exercise into on-line and mobile broadcasting has produced “inconclusive results”, the Regulator said Wednesday.Spurred on by the industry, the Commission launched a month-long... Continue Reading
U.S. CABLE NETWORK Sony Movie Channel is getting into the streaming business.According to a Multichannel News report, the new Sony Movie Channel Everywhere will offer more than 3,500 uncut and uninterrupted... Continue Reading
TORONTO – GlassBox Television is re-launching its newly acquired Travel+Escape channel on November 1 with a new look, new website and over 300 hours of new prime time programming.The independent... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The first two seasons of Canadian original drama series The Listener have been acquired by U.S. entertainment network ION Television for broadcast in 2012, just as season three... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Business News Network has fortified its fall lineup with new shows and three new hosts.Newcomer Randy Cass will host the new original program Market Sense, while entrepreneur and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – As it gears up to launch its four movie services next month, independent broadcaster Hollywood Suite said Monday that it has selected Wunderkind and Rocket Digital Management (RDM) as... Continue Reading
