TORONTO - The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) has named Leonardo Ramos Mateos, Director of High Technology with Grupo Televisa Mexico, as its new president. He succeeds Ray Carnovale, Vice... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and GATINEAU – Canada’s private conventional broadcasters recorded their highest ever revenue total in the 2007 broadcast year (ended August 31st) at $2.17 billion, says the CRTC. That number... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Earlier this month, media activist group Adbusters lost the court battle it launched against CBC and Canwest Global when the two broadcasters refused to sell the group airtime... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Ontario government has reappointed Lisa de Wilde, CEO, and Peter O'Brian, chair of the TVO Board of Directors, to second three-year terms. De Wilde and O'Brian have... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Gord Cutler and Don Young have been named executive producers, features for the CTV-Rogers’ coverage of the 2010/2012 Olympic Games in Vancouver and London. Reporting to Rick Chisholm,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) issued a strongly-worded letter Thursday, calling upon Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner to revoke part of an omnibus bill now before the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - ACTRA has blasted the Conservative government over amendments to the omnibus bill C-10 which it says would allow the Canadian Heritage Minister to deny tax credits to film... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Copyright Board of Canada has firmly rejected an application by the Audio-Visual Licensing Agency (AVLA) and its Quebec equivalent (SOPROQ) for the implementation of an interim tariff... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CBC has welcomed a report from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that recognizes the role of the public broadcaster as an essential institution that requires long-term... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Is an emerging artist a new singer that has been around for less than half a year and shot to stardom? Or is it a four-year-old band that... Continue Reading
