TORONTO – An Ontario court made a number of mistakes when it approved a deal that allowed Shaw Communications to buy CanWest Global Communications’ TV assets, say documents filed in... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The tightly knit nature of the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors makes it impossible to open telecom markets to greater foreign investment without negatively affecting Canadian culture in some... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Documentary Organization of Canada has asked the Sasketchewan government to reconsider its decision to shutter the provincial educational broadcaster SCN. In a letter dated March 30th, the group said that... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Broadcast visionary Moses Znaimer is officially back in the television business.The CRTC approved the purchase of VisionTV’s broadcasting assets by Znaimer’s company ZoomerMedia on Tuesday. The deal, valued... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Citytv-owned CKVU debuted in high definition on Monday for viewers who receive the basic HD service from major cable operators serving the Vancouver market."Citytv is thrilled that viewers... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CBC is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to the new Canada Media Fund.In a statement released shortly after the CMF’s guidelines were unveiled on Friday, the... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral Media's National Day of Caring for Kids radiothon is back for a second year on April 29 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local times).Broadcast by over 50... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A religious television program that claims that current world conflicts and military actions were predicted in the Bible did not contain abusive commentary or violence, nor did it... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The broadcasting industry is opposing a plan by Industry Canada to allow fixed and mobile services – in addition to broadcasting – in portions of the L-band. Aerospace... Continue Reading
TORONTO – XM Canada is launching a BlackBerry app as an extension to its existing XM online+ service, allowing BlackBerry users to take the satellite radio company’s programming along wherever... Continue Reading
