TORONTO – Thanks to the beefed up local programming improvement fund (LPIF), CTV will keep its ‘A’ Channel in Windsor open for at least for another year. The broadcaster committed... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Astral Media Radio is bringing the worldwide radio brand 'NRJ' to Quebec next month. Beginning August 24, the ten radio stations in Quebec that comprise Astral’s current ‘Energie’ network... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and TORONTO - Not surprisingly, Monday’s CRTC’s decisions were praised by industry associations like The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the the Writers Guild of Canada... Continue Reading
BELOW ARE A FEW OF what we think are the main talking points we pulled from yesterday’s CRTC releases on the LPIF, individual broadcasters’ one-year license renewals and the public... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The most immediate impact of the CRTC’s Monday announcements? It looks like A Channel Windsor will get a reprieve. The Commission today finalized the new $102-million fund that... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The increase wasn’t as big as the broadcasters hoped, but the new Local Programming Improvement Fund will now top $100 million, the CRTC announced today. The money is... Continue Reading
TORONTO and LONDON – A Toronto-produced entertainment news series called Your Geek News is launching on Babelgum’s mobile and web platforms. Your Geek News is a popular web series offering... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Vision TV is giving its viewers the chance to help program the network, and the opportunity to win a $1,000 shopping spree at their favourite electronics retailer to boot. The contest,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Word that the CRTC has - for the first time - made local programming a condition of license for most over-the-air television stations is “good news”, says the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The syndicated entertainment news magazine show Entertainment Tonight (ET) is the first customer to use video switching centre The Switch for transmission services to Canada. In addition to... Continue Reading
