OAKVILLE – The Weather Network and MeteoMedia this week launched an interactive weather application on Facebook, the social networking site. Available in English and French, the application allows users to... Continue Reading
TORONTO - National radio sales continued its strong performance with an 8.8 % increase in the second quarter of the 2008 broadcast year, ended February 29, 2008, according to information... Continue Reading
GENERAL MOTORS PLANS to spend half of its US$3 billion annual advertising budget online within the next three years, reports Advertising Age Magazine. And it’s not just about display advertising... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – An amendment to the Federal Income Tax Act that affects the granting of tax credits for Canadian films and television shows is seen by many Canadians as a... Continue Reading
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
