Radio / Television News

CWC, Banff offer scholarship

TORONTO - For the third consecutive year, Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) and the Banff World Television Festival are offering the CWC/Banff World Television Festival Scholarship. The scholarship enables one... Continue Reading

Canwest Down Under holdings go up

WINNIPEG - Canwest Global Communications Corp. has announced revenue increases for both Ten Network Holdings Limited, which owns and operates the TEN Television Network in Australia, and EYE Corp.’s multi-national... Continue Reading

CBC rebrands its digital channels

TORONTO – CBC has re-loaded and re-launched its two digital channels, and given them names without capital letters. They are “bold”, which replaces CBC Country Canada and becomes the home... Continue Reading

JumpTV reports revenue, loss increases

TORONTO - JumpTV Inc., the Internet broadcaster of international television and sports, has announced quarterly and year-end revenue increases, along with a rise in net loss. For the quarter ended... Continue Reading

RTNDA to honour broadcast journalists

TORONTO – Seven broadcast journalists will be honoured this spring with lifetime achievement awards presented by RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists. The seven are Doug Collins, Vicki... Continue Reading

Film, TV mentorship program set up

TORONTO - Astral Media and Women in Film and Television - Toronto (WIFT-T) have announced a partnership to create the Astral Media Mentorship Award. The new program, made possible by... Continue Reading

Radiothon for Sick Kids kicks off

TORONTO - Astral Media’s 97.3 EZ Rock, 99.9 MIX FM and NEWSTALK 1010 CFRB launched their annual Radiothon here Wednesday from the Atrium of the Hospital for Sick Children. From... Continue Reading

CTV readies for Junos

TORONTO – CTV is going all-out to promote its broadcast next month of the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary. The CTV Creative Agency has created a multi-platform campaign involving on-air,... Continue Reading