Radio / Television News

Olympic ratings keep climbing

VANCOUVER – Ratings for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games continue to skyrocket. According to data from Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium, 6.2 million watched Team Canada defeat Norway on day… Continue Reading

OMNI funds anti-racism TV spots

TORONTO – Rogers’ OMNI Television has funded three public service announcements designed to combat racism. Commissioned by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the spots will be versioned into Cantonese, Italian,… Continue Reading

CBSC will continue without CAB

OTTAWA – Despite the imminent demise of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council will carry on. In a note to members late on Thursday, national… Continue Reading

CAB to fade to black by June

OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters will close its doors permanently this June. CAB board chair Elmer Hildebrand confirmed the news to Cartt.ca after notifying members on Wednesday. With the… Continue Reading

Score re-launches website

TORONTO – Convenience and simplicity were at the heart of a redesign of Score Media’s website theScore.com. Highlights of the site, launched Wednesday, include a new home-page ticker with up-to-the-minute scores for… Continue Reading

CRFC calls for funding applications

OTTAWA – The Community Radio Fund of Canada is calling for applications for Canada’s campus and community radio sector. Contributions are available to the sector under two programs: the Radio… Continue Reading