TORONTO - Corus Entertainment said that it will oppose Astral’s applications challenging the CRTC’s approval of the sale of Corus' Quebec radio stations to Cogeco.Corus said Thursday that like Cogeco,... Continue Reading
DENVER,CO - WFN: World Fishing Network USA has sold off 50% of its operations to sports media and entertainment company Altitude Sports & Entertainment. Financial terms of the deal were not... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canada’s largest accessibility organizations are calling on the CRTC to divert a portion of vertical integration transactions - like Bell and CTV - to a fund that would help... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral Radio is appealing the CRTC’s decision to allow Cogeco to maintain a third radio station in the Montreal market, claiming the move “disrupts the competitive equilibrium”.In a motion filed... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers has attached its Sportsnet television brand to its sports radio stations in Toronto and Calgary. Effective immediately, the former FAN stations will be known as Sportsnet Radio... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has begun testing a provincial emergency alerting system that could send urgent public safety alerts directly to air on radio stations across the province. "This new system... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The use of a derogatory word for gays in a song breaches broadcast codes, and so does any radio station that plays it, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Teletoon Retro has cracked the 8 million subscriber mark for its English and French services, making it highest penetrated all-digital Canadian specialty channel."Teletoon Retro's founding vision was to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Gains in its television and radio operations helped to drive up first quarter revenues at Corus by 8% over last year to $240.6 million, the company said Tuesday.Television... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral’s Family Channel unveiled a new look on Tuesday, neatly timed to coincide with the launch of the high definition version of the channel."As part of the new look,... Continue Reading
