TORONTO - The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) will solicit written submissions and conduct focus groups as part of its industry consultation process to engage stakeholders in the creation of the... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Struggling Canwest Global Communications Corp. reported a net loss of $110 million for its third quarter, and a $1.58 billion net loss for the nine month period ended... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Operating revenues for Canada's TV broadcasting industry totaled $6.5 billion (current dollars) in 2008, up 5.4% from 2007 totals, according to data from Statistics Canada.The increase was due in... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – French sports network RDS HD is now available to Rogers Cable subscribers in New Brunswick and Ontario, the companies announced today. The channel is now available in free... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined that a St. John’s radio station violated the contest provision of the Broadcast Code during a scavenger hunt-style contest for... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral Media reported growth in net earnings, revenues, EBITDA and cash flow from continuing operations during its third quarter. Consolidated net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter... Continue Reading
TORONTO – David Errington has been named as the new president and CEO of The National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS) and The Accessible Channel (TACtv), effective immediately. Errington was with... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), will launch three new Chinese channels and six new South Asian channels on Rogers Cable this Fall. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO - VisionTV received more than 270 submissions in response to its call last May for original comedy-drama series proposals.The multi-faith and multicultural network is looking for a series of six... Continue Reading
GATINEAU, QC – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is calling on the CRTC to “enshrine the principle of net neutrality”, saying that the Internet must be... Continue Reading
