OTTAWA – It will take three weeks to plough through the various issues to be presented by 74 intervenors who wish to speak during the CRTC hearing into the policies... Continue Reading
WE ALL LOVE TO BE THE FIRST to declare something cool, or buzz-worthy. It’s fun and exciting to be the first to find something neat-o and let people know about... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canwest Emerging Writers Program and the Canwest Showrunner Training Program were launched today by the Banff World Television Festival and Canwest. The two programs, part of the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Television Fund said on Monday that it will provide $275 million to Canadian television producers for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Through the Broadcaster Performance Envelope (BPE)... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – On Monday, the CRTC officially approved the Equitable Portrayal Code as proposed by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB). The newly written code contains standards for the portrayal... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Réseau des sports said today that Mike Piperni will be its executive producer, news, beginning in May. He comes over from the company’s broadcast parent, CTV. "We are... Continue Reading
LONDON, England – KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment Inc., will launch in the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Palau on March... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Corus Radio will introduce an online, 24-hour all-news radio format in Edmonton on May 20 at 6 a.m. MT, it was announced Friday. The station, called iNews880, will have... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC put on the public record Friday a slew of applications for new radio stations in Ottawa-Gatineau, along with several new TV proposals (Broadcasting Notice of Public... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC on Thursday put out a call for commercial radio applications for London, Ontario (Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-21) and Guelph, Ontario (Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-22). Interested applicants... Continue Reading
