OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for an end to what it calls “TV attack ads” in Canada in order to facilitate “open, fair and participatory”…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A coalition of private broadcasters offered their collective support to Parliament as it tabled the Copyright Bill in the House of Commons for a second reading on…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has launched a new mentorship program to offer 40 post-secondary graduate youth the opportunity to gain work experience in the film, television…
Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral Radio is hoping to create a unique experience for its listeners and advertisers with the launch of a new interactive platform.
Developed by Emmis Interactive, the platform…
Continue Reading
HOLLYWOOD, CA – An international coalition led by MovieLabs, CableLabs, Comcast and Rovi Corporation has launched a global independent registry that provides a uniform approach to cataloging movies, television…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The dichotomy of the old and new media was clearly on display at a Parliamentary committee hearing last week. The Canadian music lobby faced off against a…
Continue Reading
DARTMOUTH – Double-digit revenue growth continued into a third quarter for Newfoundland Capital Corporation, after the radio station owner marked a 13% year-over-year jump in revenue.
For the quarter ended September…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The description of an unusual sexual assault that aired on a morning radio show was ruled acceptable by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) because it was…
Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Momentum in the advertising market, particularly during its fourth quarter, helped Astral Media to achieve its 14th consecutive year of growth.
In Fiscal 2010, consolidated revenues totalled $961.0 million,…
Continue Reading
TORONTO – When life throws curves, there’s Twist TV.
Shaw Media’s newly branded specialty channel Twist TV arrived in over 2 million homes on Monday, though for the month of…
Continue Reading