WINDSOR – Windsor City Council is calling on the CRTC and the federal government to “guarantee” local programming, and “protect” markets that are at risk of not having their broadcast... Continue Reading
TORONTO – After combining what Canadian private conventional broadcasters had asked for in their license renewal applications in January with the number of layoffs in the sector and at least... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet will continue to be the exclusive Canadian TV broadcaster of Major League Baseball’s All-Star game and postseason play, including the World Series, through 2013. The network also... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) has filed grievances against multi-faith broadcaster S-VOX “to fight the way employees are being treated” as a result of the company's decision to layoff nine... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Former Videotron executive Yvan Gingras has been named COO of Sun Media, effective immediately. Reporting directly to president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau, Gingras will be responsible for... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – We’d almost forgotten about it, but the federal government just might release its decision on the Canadian Television Fund next week. A source with knowledge of the decision’s... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Episodes of the crime drama series ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ did not violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) violence... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Saying it’s “deeply concerned about the public broadcaster's future”, the Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC) is calling on the federal government to provide “adequate funding for CBC/Radio-Canada,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has dismissed a complaint against Canwest Media made by the Communications, Energy and Paperworks Union (CEP), alleging that Canwest breached local programming commitments, and the Commission’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) is asking that the proposed amendments to the Competition Act be removed from federal budget legislation for further study. The amendments, included as... Continue Reading
