MONTREAL - Astral Media Inc. says its acquisition of Standard Radio was a major factor in boosting second quarter revenue to nearly $207 million, a 38% increase over the same... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canwest Broadcasting has named PJ Tarasuk as their new talent manager. Tarasuk will work closely with Canwest Broadcasting’s marketing and content departments to raise the profile of the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canada’s most recognized and accomplished local news anchors will gather in the nation’s capital tomorrow as CTV and A-Channel officially celebrate the accomplishments of local news. This will be... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – The results of an unprecedented partnership (which, ironically, includes a Canadian company) aimed at dramatically boosting the rollout of HD Radio across the U.S. by taking some... Continue Reading
LONDON - TV executive staff turnover in the global TV industry reached a 25 year high last year, with almost a third (31.3%) of the sector’s staff changing their job... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage has announced that Yvon Belanger is joining the board of Telefilm Canada as a part-time member. During his career, he worked for major accounting firms, including... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – Of course, next February’s transition to digital over-the-air television is a big deal here on the show floor at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention. But,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has ruled that ARTV did not comply with the “watershed hour clause” when it broadcast an NFB documentary about rape at 7:30 p.m. (Broadcasting Decision 2008-81).... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canada’s independent producers on Thursday called on a Senate committee to amend Bill C-10 so that the Criminal Code becomes the standard for determining what’s “contrary to public... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – What would have been fun, was a debate. Day three of the CRTC hearings into BDU and specialty service regulations featured the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and Canadian... Continue Reading
