Radio / Television News

Copyright bill to be tabled today

OTTAWA – The federal government will table its much-delayed copyright bill today in the House of Commons. Expected to concentrate on new laws on illegal downloading and other online… Continue Reading

Radio 2 re-launch nears

TORONTO – CBC Radio has announced the new hosts for programs slated to begin airing this fall as part of the new schedule for Radio 2. “While classical music… Continue Reading

Fox to Americanize Little Mosque

BANFF – Twentieth Century Fox Studios will be remaking the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie for broadcast in the U.S. market on the Fox network, the Canadian… Continue Reading

CBS says Q3 radio sales climbed 8.7%

TORONTO – “National radio has now posted eight consecutive quarters of positive growth. That’s the longest stretch since Q1 of 2002,” said Patrick Grierson, president of Canadian Broadcast Sales…. Continue Reading

CTV scores Hockey Theme

TORONTO – “Dunt-da-dunt-da-dunt…” is now part of the CTVglobemedia empire. It was a battle that has raged for the better part of a week and when CBC couldn’t come… Continue Reading

CNMA finalists announced

BANFF – The 2008 Canadian New Media Award finalists were unveiled Sunday at the nextMEDIA conference, with four firms from across Canada vying for Company of the Year. Moment… Continue Reading