GATINEAU - This morning, CTV began its second appearance before the CRTC's OTA licence renewal hearing this week with some tense exchanges with the panel's commissioners, some unvarnished attacks on... Continue Reading
TORONTO – About two hours after having been informed by Cartt.ca that an offer to buy three troubled TV stations was coming from Shaw Communications, CTV said it will accept... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Looking around the CRTC hearing room Tuesday in Gatineau many of the exact same faces were in the exact same places making the exact same cases as they... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Six in ten Canadian voters believe that Prime Minister Harper and the Conservative government are “hostile” to the CBC/SRC, and would like to “diminish public broadcasting in Canada”,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC should “demand” public accountability from Canada’s broadcasters, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) said Wednesday. In reference to this week’s over-the-air hearings before... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - April 27, 2009 - It was low-key, seldom confrontational and sometimes as languid as the 30-degree heat outside, but CTV’s appearance to open the CRTC’s OTA licence renewal... Continue Reading
TORONTO - A private member’s bill which would see artists recognized under Ontario's Employment Standards Act has survived its second reading in Ontario’s legislature. Bill 165, introduced by NDP Member... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC has appointed Rachel Nixon as its director of digital media for CBC News. Nixon, who will begin on June 1, is currently the global news director of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Score Media has inked a deal allowing Canadian basketball fans to watch NBA video highlights, news and features both on-line and on mobile beginning with the 2009 playoffs.Sports... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The day before it is scheduled to appear before the CRTC, Canwest has ordered two original Canadian series for its Showcase channel.The 13 episode one-hour dramas, called Lawyers... Continue Reading
