OTTAWA-GATINEAU - The Weather Network and MétéoMédia have had their broadcasting licences renewed for a full seven years after pledging to continue to work towards finalizing a national emergency alert system in... Continue Reading
SANTA CLARA, CA – Canadians will soon have another way to get their video content with word that CinemaNow is planning to launch in Canada this fall.CinemaNow is a digital... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral’s private film fund has launched a new marketing program designed to help promote Canada’s most internationally successful projects.For its inaugural year, the program will focus on Canadian... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved, for the most part, the revised structural and operational plan proposed by the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC).The CRFC is a not-for-profit organization... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Shaw Media’s proposed new morning news shows and public affairs program have been shelved as the company grapples with a labour dispute that could result in a strike... Continue Reading
SO MANY WORDS, so few facts. So much fear. Is OTT the new “Death Star”?I simply must stop learning to be so hopeful when it comes to these CRTC proceedings.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – In advance of their pending merger, XM Canada and Sirius Canada released their consolidated standalone financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2011.Revenue at Sirius Canada jumped... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Calling next month’s digital transition “an unprecedented opportunity for community broadcasting, rural broadband and cell service”, the Canadian Association of Community TV Users and Stations (CACTUS) is encouraging... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Bell Media’s request for a new movie channel, a French-language Discovery Channel and a female-skewing channel called Bella, are among a multitude of new television and radio applications... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Corus-owned Talk Radio AM640 has named Canadian journalist Arlene Bynon as the station’s new afternoon drive host, replacing Bill Watters.Effective immediately, The Arlene Bynon Show can be heard... Continue Reading
