EVEN WITH CHANNEL Zero’s encouraging purchase of two over-the-air TV stations from Canwest Global this week, we are now left with six small market TV stations whose owners have set... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Another day, another busted deadline. Canwest Global Communications announced late Tuesday that its subsidiary, Canwest Media, is continuing discussions with the members of an ad hoc committee of... Continue Reading
HAPPY CANADA DAY to all Cartt.ca readers. And, since we’ll be celebrating the Wednesday holiday with family and friends (we’re taking part in a street barbecue, in case you were... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – As Cartt.ca reported last week, the CRTC has a big day coming up on Monday. Not only is the network management hearing beginning that day, the Regulator is... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian Jewish groups have indicated to the CRTC that they will not oppose making the English version of the Al Jazeera available to Canadians. CRTC Ontario commissioner Rita... Continue Reading
TORONTO, HAMILTON and MONTREAL – We’re about to find out if a specialty service model (all-news plus movies) will work on an over-the-air station. As first reported by Cartt.ca, independent... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CTV issued a terse press release this afternoon to announce that Shaw Communications will not purchase the broadcaster’s stations in Brandon, Man., Wingham and Windsor, Ont. after all.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – On September 9th (or, 09/09/09, an apparently frightening number sequence…) scary flick channel Scream will be rebranded as Dusk. The launch will see the service expand its programming... Continue Reading
THE DIGITAL BRITAIN REPORT, an ambitious new plan by the leadership of the U.K. aimed at leading that country into the digital age, has set the year 2015 as the... Continue Reading
CALGARY - The Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon is the first hotel in Canada to offer an ‘HD Free-to-Guest’ television system. The high definition in-room entertainment system (IRES) eliminates the need for... Continue Reading
