TORONTO - Nathalie Cook has been named VP of marketing and partnerships for Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Cook assumes the responsibilities... Continue Reading
TORONTO - TD Canada Trust’s comfortable green chair will be back on CTV again this Fall.The network announced Thursday that the largest integrated marketing campaign of its kind by a... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The story of TV and the Internet is not one of competition, it’s one of synergy, according to the Television Bureau of Canada (TVB).According to a TVB-commissioned survey... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral’s children’s channel Playhouse Disney launched Thursday on Rogers as part of its ‘Digital VIP’ cable package.Playhouse Disney programming will also be available to Rogers’ subscribers as part... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has published the list of analog transmitters mandated for digital conversion operating in mandatory markets.The Commission established a baseline group of mandatory markets for transition to digital... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Showcase wants to bring viewers closer to its stars via its new podcast series Showcase Showcast.The Showcase Showcast will keep fans up-to-date courtesy of network insiders, and include... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Corus is bringing daytime TV maven Oprah Winfrey’s new channel to Canada.In an announcement on Wednesday, Corus said that it had finalized a licensing agreement to add OWN:... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The uniqueness of the Montreal market, the fact that there is only one AM station still operating in the region, and Astral’s significant radio holdings in the province... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Three previously announced radio transactions will face the Commission in a non-appearing hearing in November, but their CRTC applications for permission show that there’s still a lot of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CBC Sports Hall of Fame will induct broadcasting legends Terry Leibel, Alan Clark, Don E. Brown and Fred Sgambati at its fourth annual ceremony which this year is scheduled for November... Continue Reading