TORONTO – Canada’s first natural resource-based TV channel could be up for sale.IDNR-TV head Ivor Barr told Cartt.ca Wednesday that he is contemplating selling the independent category two channel which airs... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – According to solid sources here on the show floor at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention, the folks at Hulu, which has rapidly become the number... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – A dozen major U.S. broadcast companies today announced at NAB they will put their collective will and financial muscle to develop a new national mobile content service.Belo... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – Canadian actor Michael J Fox received a huge standing ovation by delegates at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention as he received the organization’s Distinguished Service... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canada’s two satellite radio companies both introduced a free app for BlackBerry users on Monday.As Cartt.ca reported last month, the XM online+ Application is an extension to XM... Continue Reading
PLESSISVILLE, QC – Community channels should have the right to sell local advertising to help fund new programming, says The Federation of Autonomous Community Television of Quebec.The group, who plans... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Radio-Canada will join forces to showcase over 2,000 hours of new stock footage on-line.The footage will include archival material dating... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The majority of Canadians feel that Canadian Content rules should be relaxed, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll.In ‘The Canadian-Content Conundrum’ survey, 53% of the 1,024 adults... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – Okay, the first part of that headline isn’t quite true, but we found it a little funny that two of the industry’s heaviest-hitters have decided to alter... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – “Nothing is quite as exciting as mobile broadcast television,” Harris Corporation VP technology Jay Aldrick told clients and reporters at the company’s NAB 2010 press conference Sunday... Continue Reading