OTTAWA – The CRTC declined to add an American sports channel to its list of eligible services on Tuesday citing genre protection, a decision that prompted dissenting opinions from two... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral-owned children’s channel Playhouse Disney and its French-language counterpart Playhouse Disney Télé will rebrand to Disney Junior this Friday, May 6.The new channel will include classic and contemporary... Continue Reading
HAMILTON – Wednesday, May 4 marks the launch of yet more deep content from Cartt.ca, the Canadian cable, radio, television and telecom industry’s trade journal.Cartt.ca INVESTIGATES is a new weekly... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Quebecor’s Sun News was removed from the Bell TV satellite lineup at 10 a.m. this morning (Tuesday, May 3).While the channel slot itself remains, the feed has been... Continue Reading
TORONTO – According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, Quebecor’s Sun News was removed from the Bell TV satellite lineup as of 10 a.m. this morning (Tuesday,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Quebecor’s Sun News was removed from the Bell TV satellite line-up at 10 a.m. this morning (Tuesday, May 3) but it turns out that this is but one... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Friday morning nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton were watched by over 5 million Canadians, or nearly 38% of the population, according to preliminary data from... Continue Reading
TORONTO – GlassBox Television has named Jennifer Mason as its marketing and communications director.Mason (pictured) was most recently senior manager of marketing strategy for Shaw Media’s specialty television division. Prior... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Children’s channel BBC Kids has been officially sold to Knowledge-West Communications Corporation (KWCC) after the CRTC approved the transaction Friday.KWCC is a subsidiary of Knowledge Network Corporation, British... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Trevor Doerksen believes that he has found a way to unite broadcasting with new media in a way that all stakeholders - including advertisers and consumers – truly... Continue Reading