OTTAWA-GATINEAU - Conventional television stations must kick off their national awareness campaign on the pending digital transition by May 1, 2011, the CRTC said Friday.Broadcasters that are required to make the transition... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – A partnership between the federal agency NSERC and the interactive entertainment product producer Ubisoft has resulted in the formation of a research chair on artificial intelligence at the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet could be mistaken for the baseball network this summer after adding more than 300 new Major League Baseball games to its schedule.In addition to all 162... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Rogers wants a French language sports channel, while Stingray Digital Group hopes to add to its musical collection with a new channel called Concert TV, according to 36... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CBC has revamped its senior TV management team, promoting Wilson, Bristow and Platt.The Corp said Wednesday that effective April 4th, Christine Wilson will assume the role of executive... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has named Gerry Barr as its new CEO and national executive director. He will assume the post in August 2011.Barr’s wide-ranging career... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Starting this weekend, CP24 Breakfast becomes the first morning TV news show in Toronto to be served up seven days a week.The CTV-owned local news channel said that starting at 7... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Canada’s public producer has launched Canada’s first film application for the Android platform.The NFB said that the new app, which is available here or in the Entertainment category of the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments on whether to remove the expiry date contained in its general authorization to down-convert digital-only television signals beyond the digital transition.The Commission... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Astral Radio has made a $2.3 million commitment to Canada's National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the largest-ever contribution that the performing arts institution has ever received.The funds, which... Continue Reading
