OTTAWA – The early-bird rate for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention in Ottawa in November expires on Friday, September 19. CAB Members and Industry Partners can save $120.00 on... Continue Reading
IN THE SPACE OF a few days last week, I had the chance to listen to a pair of conventional broadcasters expound on the future of their industry and what... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Publicly identifying a plaintiff in a lawsuit is not a breach of privacy, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said on Tuesday. A January 2008 Global Edmonton (CITV-TV) news... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Astral Media today announced that it will donate an additional $2 million worth of advertising space to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. This amount is added to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Former VJ, television and music executive Denise Donlon has been hired by the CBC to head up its radio division. She will take up her role as executive... Continue Reading
THERE’S NOTHING MYSTERIOUS about Rael Merson’s upcoming departure from his post as president of Rogers Broadcasting. It goes like this: He’s been at the company for over 20 years, recently... Continue Reading
TORONTO - ACTRA’s bargaining team has decided that after 17 slow months of negotiations with Canada’s ad agencies and advertisers, it will seek a strike mandate from its membership. “We’re... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will use another Canadian company to make sure the materials distributed for Juno Award consideration are secure, cheaper, and a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – "The CBC costs taxpayers over $1.1 billion per year. Do you think this is a good use of taxpayers dollars or a bad use of taxpayers dollars?" asks... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Dave Caporicci has been appointed director of program marketing and brand partnerships for Much MTV Group. Caporicci joined MuchMusic in October 1996 and helped drive the Much portfolio... Continue Reading
