MONTREAL – With the company’s share price near its lowest levels in years (it dropped down to $26 last month, but was over $43 a year ago), Astral Media today... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CBC announced today that it will offer a daily online Olympic highlights package in Mandarin. Beginning Aug. 9, and continuing through to Aug. 24, four web sites,... Continue Reading
OAKVILLE - The Weather Network today launched WeatherEye Golf for Windows XP and Vista, an extension of the popular WeatherEye group of widgets and applications from The Weather Network. The... Continue Reading
DARTMOUTH, N.S.- Newcap Inc. announced today it will pay Haliburton Broadcasting $18.95 million for 12 FM stations in Central and Northern Ontario. The press release doesn’t specify the stations exactly,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention will take place in the nation’s capital again this year from November 2-4 at the Westin Hotel Ottawa. This year’s theme... Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES – MGM Studios announced today the launch of “a turn-key solution for generating revenue for the digital spectrum” for American local broadcasters with the launch of THIS TV... Continue Reading
TORONTO - XM Canada today said it is “diligently reviewing its options following the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to approve a merger between U.S. companies XM Satellite Radio Inc.... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CBC Television announced today that U.S. broadcaster ABC has acquired the U.S. rights to 18 To Life, a new single-camera comedy series, whose pilot is currently in production.... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Sportsnet has announced it will increase the number of Toronto Maple Leafs games it will televise to 28 this season, more than any other broadcaster. All telecasts... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has revoked the licence of embattled University of Manitoba radio station, Flava 107.9 FM, (CJWV-FM), which ceased broadcasting last October.The licensee, Harmony Broadcasting Corporation, has been... Continue Reading
