Radio / Television News

Sarcasm goes over some heads

OTTAWA – The CBSC said today it found nothing wrong with a sports talk radio broadcast where one commentator suggested NHL goalies could curl with fellow hockey players heads…. Continue Reading

Broadcasters need to be accurate: CBSC

OTTAWA – Improperly identifying just whose police force were roughing up Tibetan protesters got CTV Newsnet and Global in hot water with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. The CBSC… Continue Reading

Suter to oversee all Canadian TV ops for NBCU

TORONTO – Ron Suter has been named executive vice-president/general manager, Canada, NBC Universal Television Distribution and executive vice-president, Universal Studios Canada, the company announced today. Suter, who is based in… Continue Reading

CAB to be dramatically downsized

OTTAWA – The official announcement will come Wednesday morning we’re told, but Cartt.ca has learned that the Canadian Association of Broadcasters will go forward as a very different, far… Continue Reading

S-Vox sells The Christian Channel

TORONTO and ST. CATHARINES – Digi-net The Christian Channel has been sold to World Impact Ministries (WIM), owner S-Vox said today. WIM is a St. Catharines, Ont.-based Christian charity known… Continue Reading

Canadian to keynote NAB

WASHINGTON, DC – Elmira, Ontario’s Malcolm Gladwell will present a morning keynote discussion with NAB president and CEO David Rehr at the 2009 NAB Show on Wednesday, April 22nd… Continue Reading

Weather leads TV sites

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Among Canadian TV web brands, The Weather Network sets the pace. The company set a new record for unique viewers in December as 6.86 million Canadians… Continue Reading