TORONTO – Caroline Soucy has been appointed director of Teletoon Interactive. She will be responsible for all of Teletoon Canada’s interactive and web development projects, and oversee the teletoon.com website.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral Media announced Wednesday that it’s looking for production partners for some new Canadian series and episodes for its Playhouse Disney channel. Funding in the amount of $1... Continue Reading
OAKVILLE – The Weather Network/MétéoMédia said today it will make available to broadcasting and telecom companies a data feed of emergency and public safety messages received from Environment Canada and... Continue Reading
ENGLEWOOD, Col. – Satellite TV distributor DISH Network announced Tuesday it would be offering multiple channels of ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage on its DishHOME Interactive TV (iTV) channel. From June 23... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Lila Karim is moving from her current position as manager of script development and communications at the Astral Media/The Harold Greenberg Fund to the new job of managing... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) announced its new board of directors on Tuesday, after elections were held over the weekend as part of the organization’s national conference... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Creative Arts Savings and Credit Union, a proposed banking institution tailored to meet the needs of working artists and professionals in the entertainment business, received approval to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – RTNDA Canada (The Association of Electronic Journalists) presented awards to the national winners for the best in electronic journalism in Canada in numerous radio and TV categories at... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Veteran journalist Jed Kahane has been appointed as director of news and public affairs at CTV Montreal, beginning in August. In his new role, Kahane will be responsible... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will provide $750,000 over three years and Telefilm Canada will put $1.2 million toward the implementation of a professional Aboriginal mentorship program.... Continue Reading
