TORONTO - Keith Pelley has been hired as president of Rogers Media, the company announced this morning.He will succeed Tony Viner, who in May announced his plan to retire, beginning... Continue Reading
THE ADOPTION OF DIGITAL RADIO is being pushed to customers as governments, public radio stations, broadcasters, and private companies look to reverse international trends of decreasing radio listenership and declining... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Asian Television Network (ATN) earned a profit before tax of over $900,000 for its second quarter of 2010."This resulted in net earnings and comprehensive income of over $600,000 in... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Isabelle Dessureault has returned to Videotron, this time as vice president of corporate affairs and president of its community channel VOX.Dessureault, who has held management positions with parent company... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – New media broadcasting undertakings affiliated with Canadian broadcasters must begin to report financial information to the CRTC starting next year.After calling for comments on reporting requirements for new... Continue Reading
TORONTO – New sports channel Rogers Sportsnet One will kicks off its inaugural week of programming on August 14 with three live-events in high definition.First up is a Barclays Premier... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Media de Novo was denied CRTC approval for its plan to sell ad time on U.S. specialty channels' local avails in Canada.In its decision on Thursday, the Commission... Continue Reading
NEW TECHNOLOGY from Broadcom will allow consumers to stream Hulu, YouTube or Netflix videos to any connected TV, regardless of whether that device supports Flash or not.According to a report... Continue Reading
TORONTO – ZoomerMedia, the new owners of VisionTV, Joytv 10 (Vancouver) Joytv 11 (Winnipeg) and One: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel announced it has eliminated 25 positions in Toronto and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – About half the Canadians who use a digital video recorder to watch TV still consume the ads that are of interest to them, according to the Television Bureau... Continue Reading
