TORONTO – Henry Champ is the 2009 recipient of the Radio-Television News Directors’ Association of Canada (RTNDA) President’s Award.
The RTNDA’s “highest honour” is presented annually to recognize individuals…
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TORONTO – A spot for automotive maintenance service provider Mr. Lube by Rethink of Vancouver took the top award at the Radio Marketing Bureau’s Crystal Awards.
The winning spot,…
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TORONTO – Hedley was the big winner at the 12th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, honouring “the hottest new talent making the biggest splash on Canadian airwaves.”
The awards…
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TORONTO – As Canadian Music Week (CMW) wound down for another year, Astral Media announced an investment of over $4 million to CMW initiatives through 2014.
The investment will build…
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VANCOUVER – After catching a “significant measurement error”, BBM revised its audiences ratings for the Vancouver Canucks’ broadcasts on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific that aired between September and mid-February.
The correction resulted…
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IROQUOIS, ON – Ross Video has bought Media Refinery, the Netherlands-based company that developed the 2D/3D high definition character generator and motion graphics system XPression.
"Live graphics will enhance Ross’…
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TORONTO – The new Canada Media Fund (CMF) puts private companies in charge of a "key Canadian cultural fund", worries The Documentary Organization of Canada/l’association des Documentaristes du…
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TORONTO – We know you’ve heard this before, but Canadian radio executives believe that they are well-positioned to weather – and then quickly recover from – the recession, because…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage passed a motion at an in-camera (i.e.: not public) meeting late Wednesday afternoon to study the impact of the economic crisis…
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WINNIPEG – Canwest Global Communications’ subsidiary, Canwest Media Inc. and its senior lenders have agreed to extend the waiver of certain borrowing conditions until April 7, 2009, the company…
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