OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada staged its first annual public meeting Wednesday morning, allowing Canadians to tune in on-line to hear about its financial highlights from last year and its strategic direction for the future.Board... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Can local television news be profitable? Or is it a public service that should be funded as such?These were just two of the many questions that were debated at... Continue Reading
TORONTO - When viewers tune in to three of CBC's popular prime time programs this Fall, they'll notice familiar scene in the background: a TD Canada Trust bank branch. In... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has overhauled its website to be more user and advertiser friendly.The new sportsnet.ca now features widescreen format video (16:9), personalized headlines and improved stats and fantasy... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Radio’s primary position in the media landscape has been confirmed by pre-currency data from the portable people meters (PPM), the Radio Marketing Bureau (RMB) says.The RBM has posted... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – The International Institute of Communications (IICOM) has chosen ‘Trends in global communications: wrestling with unpredictability’ as the theme of its 2009 annual conference.Held October 26 – 27, 2009... Continue Reading
TORONTO – In advance of its official television launch, the AUX music channel will stage a live webcast later this week to preview its new programming and on-air hosts.The webcast... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, the parent company of XM Canada, has re-purchased US $9M of its senior notes in an effort to save annual interest."This is in keeping... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Astral Media Radio has offered to donate $750,000 to make up for a 2008 Canadian content development (CCD) contribution shortfall impacting 65 of its commercial radio stations.According to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Television production veteran Paul Graham has joined TSN as its executive producer of live productions.He will oversee TSN and TSN2’s slate of more than 300 live productions each... Continue Reading
