Radio / Television News

ACTRA accepts new ads pact

TORONTO – ACTRA has voted “yes” to a new three year agreement for the National Commercial Agreement (NCA), ratifying the decision by 96.6%. The NCA, negotiated between ACTRA and… Continue Reading

3D, IPTV, mobile, and more at NAB

WASHINGTON, DC – New to the 2009 NAB Show will be pavilions and exhibitors dedicated to the latest developments in 3D, mobile solutions, IPTV and content, show organizers announced…. Continue Reading

Cruickshank departs CBC

TORONTO – CBC News publisher John Cruickshank will be leaving the broadcaster to return to his newspaper roots. Cruickshank, 55, has been appointed publisher of the Toronto Star, Canada’s… Continue Reading

Pattison can’t have B.C. station

GATINEAU – Shrinking the authorized contour of an FM station so that buying the station won’t violate the CRTC’s common ownership policies, is no way for a station to… Continue Reading

Super Chanel funding 36 new projects

EDMONTON – Canada’s national pay television network Super Channel is financing 36 new Canadian projects, the company announced. After receiving its first year of development funding, the network announced that… Continue Reading

Go to Prime Time, get an iPod Touch

OTTAWA – The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) has announced that their upcoming conference in Ottawa will be the first-ever paperless event of its kind in the… Continue Reading

Fairhurst joins Digital Rapids

MARKHAM – Supplier Digital Rapids has named Barry Fairhurst as its new vice-president of sales. Fairhurst will be responsible for the development, implementation and management of sales strategies and processes…. Continue Reading

Pelmorex to do public alerts via RSS

OAKVILLE – Pelmorex Media today announced the launch of its new RSS news feed of public alerts from Environment Canada and provincial authorities. The new service, from the parent… Continue Reading