GATINEAU - Canada’s public and private broadcasters are urging the CRTC to implement a local-into-local signal carriage regime for the country’s direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast distributors, saying the time has come... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Communications executives told the CRTC today that it has no plans to hoard all of its content when it gains control of Canwest Global – and that... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers is airing a new television series, but this one is available solely on its community TV channel.The new comedy series, Sketchersons TV, is written and performed by... Continue Reading
CELLULAR MOBILE TV may still be seen as niche, but could be poised to earn billions in revenue, according to new research from In-Stat.Worldwide Cellular and Broadcast TV says that as 3G... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Not many TV viewers would associate comedy with the Business News Network (BNN).But that could change starting October 7 when the CTV-owned channel debuts a new original Canadian... Continue Reading
MARKHAM - Duff Roman and Jim Waters are the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients as selected by the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB).The award honours an individual, (or two, as... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Score Media has bought 20% of mobile and web development firm NuLayer Inc, the company said Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Toronto-based NuLayer specializes in... Continue Reading
MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – In a move that has the industry scratching its collective head, Quebecor Media announced Wednesday morning that Kory Teneycke has left the company.Teneycke, formerly Prime Minister Harper’s director... Continue Reading
TORONTO and CALGARY – Add Shaw to the short list of distributors who have added Rogers Sportsnet One to their programming rosters.Starting Wednesday, Shaw said that “the vast majority” of... Continue Reading
CALGARY – When the CRTC dives into the proposed purchase of Canwest Global's TV assets by Shaw Communications next week, many industry stakeholders are asking for asking for safeguards and urging the Commission to be prudent.(Cartt.ca... Continue Reading
