TORONTO – Canada’s first certificate program for senior media managers will take place this October.The three-day residential media management executive education program will be held from October 23-25, 2009 at... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Consumers are watching more mobile video, and are staying tuned for longer periods of time, new data from QuickPlay Media has found.The company, which manages the business of mobile... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV has developed a “strategic retention strategy” with Rogers Cable that will see 17 of its hit programs become available on a new, CTV-branded channel on Rogers On... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has launched legal proceedings against satellite radio service XM Canada for non-payment of copyright royalties.SOCAN says that... Continue Reading
TORONTO – S-Vox has hired Jeff Riesen as its retail sales representative for Joytv 11 (CIIT-TV) in Winnipeg.Prior to joining S-VOX, Riesen served as sales and promotions advertising representative and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral Media has re-designed The Movie Network’s website to include “engaging subscriber acquisition and retention features.”Mirroring the network's cinematic on-air look, the new site allows both subscribers and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Over-the-air broadcasters serving markets of less than 1 million people can now apply for a share of approximately $100 million from the new Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF)... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Happy 25th Birthday TSN.The self proclaimed “Canada’s Sports Leader” is marking the event with a cross-country promotional tour, the launch of e-store TSNShop.ca, the release of a coffee... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Alliance Films kicked off the marketing campaign for a new film in an interesting new way on Monday: it purchased a “roadblock” across a suite of CTV broadcast... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC says that the CBC breached provisions of the TV regulations and a condition of licence when it broadcast controversial New Year’s Eve special Bye Bye 2008... Continue Reading
