Radio / Television News

MusiquePlus directs funds to MaxFACT

MONTREAL – Astral’s French-language music channel MusiquePlus will now allocate its annual contributions in support of music video development and production to MaxFACT.MusiquePlus' annual contributions match 3.4% of the previous... Continue Reading

TV announces Fall premier dates

AS SUMMER draws to a close, the conventional TV networks are cranking up their PR machines in support of their new and returning shows.Global is premiering the musical comedy Glee on... Continue Reading

Canwest Global revamps news portal

TORONTO - Global News has overhauled its news portal News.GlobalTV.com to include video reports, blogs, mobile feeds and live coverage of major news events.The new multimedia design includes improved search... Continue Reading

Can you pick Team Canada?

TORONTO - As the very best Canadian hockey players gather in Calgary this week, CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca are offering Canadians the chance to pick Team Canada with the launch of... Continue Reading

Rush HD to shoot life in the fast lane

TORONTO – Extreme sports channel Rush HD is sponsoring a car in this weekend’s AUTOPRO 100 race, and will shoot a documentary about the driver’s experience from the race preparations,... Continue Reading

MuchMusic channels shelve the ads

TORONTO - MuchMusic’s digital stations - MuchVibe, MuchLOUD, MuchMoreRetro and PunchMuch, are going commercial-free starting August 31.“MuchMusic created the music video niche on TV and these digital channels let us... Continue Reading