OTTAWA – The federal government should be finding out whether or not Canadian media company Canwest is still Canadian-controlled, says the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.“Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Friday could prove to be an interesting day at Canwest Global Communications.Subsidiary Canwest Media Inc. (CMI) is up against its most recent deadline with the members of an ad... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A two-tier approach to television service is unfair, says the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), and they have released a poll that shows that the “overwhelming majority” of Canadians... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CBC News is bumping up its local supper-hour newscasts to 90 minutes starting next month.Beginning August 31, the newscasts will also move up to an earlier timeslot, from... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canadian on-line advertising revenues exceeded expectations in 2008, growing 29% to just over $1.6 billion, says a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB).Publisher revenue from on-line... Continue Reading
HAMILTON, ON - Canwest has told CHCH TV retirees that it will be winding up the CHCH TV pension plan effective August 31, 2009.The retirees were also told that the plan has... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Astral Media Radio Sales has taken over national sales representation of The New AM 740 (CFZM) in Toronto, the adult standards formatted radio station owned by MZ Media... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Score Media has named Susan Arthur its new vice president of marketing and brand strategy.Arthur was recently responsible for content integration at Insight Productions, and also worked at CHUM... Continue Reading
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO be a genius to know that consumers’ expectations are different than what they once were,” understates the Olympic Broadcast Consortium’s Alon Marcovici while discussing the digital... Continue Reading
SANTA MONICA and VANCOUVER – In a move designed to bolster its programming and attract new viewers, TV Guide Network has acquired the exclusive basic cable off-network rights to the... Continue Reading
