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March 19, 2007 14 years ago

New Calgary FM station asks listeners to vote on preferred music format

CALGARY – Calgarians want CHUM’s new Calgary FM radio station to follow the Hot Adult Contemporary format based on votes received so far in an online poll, according to the... Continue Reading

March 19, 2007 14 years ago

Deadline for ICE 07 delegates to register for meetings with industry bigwigs today at 5 p.m.

TORONTO – Registration for ICE 07, or the International Content Exchange, begins Tuesday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. ET at The Carlu in Toronto and continues into the evening, but... Continue Reading

March 19, 2007 14 years ago

The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Telelatino president Aldo Di Felice

ONE OF THE KEY DEMOGRAPHIC differences between the U.S. and Canada is the number of Hispanics here versus there. Stateside, there's an entire media sector dedicated to the Hispanic consumer,... Continue Reading

March 19, 2007 14 years ago

Budget criticized for not providing stable funding to CTF, CBC, Telefilm

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget was criticized Monday by the arts community for not providing increased and stable funding to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), Telefilm Canada and... Continue Reading

March 15, 2007 14 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Commission can only fix the barn for next time

THE CLOCK CAN'T BE TURNED back on announced acquisitions (CTV/CHUM, CanWest Global-Goldman Sachs/Alliance Atlantis and Astral/Standard) but the CRTC has decided it must look into the overall affect of media... Continue Reading

March 15, 2007 14 years ago

Radio continues to grow – and bookings look even stronger for the rest of ’07

TORONTO – The death knell has been sounded so often for radio that many take it as gospel the oldest type of electronic media is on an irrevocable slide downwards.... Continue Reading

March 14, 2007 14 years ago

Gas powers CTV

TORONTO – There's simply no other way to describe CTV's Corner Gas than a runaway, smash hit. It's season finale Monday night drew a season-high two million viewers as CTV... Continue Reading

March 14, 2007 14 years ago

CBC’s plans will disenfranchise Canadians, says FCB

VANCOUVER – Because of the high costs of replacing hundreds of TV transmitters with digital ones, CBC has said it plans to upgrade in dense areas while for rural regions,... Continue Reading

March 14, 2007 14 years ago

TQS hires Serge Bellerose

MONTREAL – Cogeco-controlled broadcaster TQS created a new position this week, vice-president, new media and corporate affairs and hired former TVA executive Serge Bellerose to fill it. "There is no... Continue Reading

March 14, 2007 14 years ago

Radio 2 overhauls evenings

TORONTO – On Monday CBC Radio 2 will unveil a new evening schedule which will feature a broader range of music with jazz, live performance and contemporary music delivered seven... Continue Reading

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