Radio / Television News

APTN elects new board chair

WINNIPEG – Mike Metatawabin has been elected as the new chairman of the network’s 21-seat board of directors. Board elections for the current term were held during the APTN… Continue Reading

Radio, TV rise at Corus

TORONTO – Consolidated revenues for the first quarter ended November 30, 2007 were $214.8 million at Corus Entertainment, up 3% from last year’s Q1. Consolidated segment profit was $83.4… Continue Reading

Nelvana product now on sale

LONDON – Coolroom has signed its first kids digital retail agreement Corus Entertainment’s animation arm, Nelvana Enterprises. Over 650 episodes from Nelvana Enterprises’ library will be made available digitally… Continue Reading

Masstech promotes Todor

TORONTO – Broadcast technology supplier Masstech Group has promoted Dan Todor to General Manager of the company’s Global Support organization. He will be responsible for all global support operations… Continue Reading

Blizzard of ATI requests at CBC

OTTAWA – Thanks to over 500 Access to Information requests in just three months, CBC/Radio-Canada is having to staff up its Access to Information Office CBC/Radio-Canada came under the… Continue Reading

Union may appeal CanWest/AA decision

OTTAWA – The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union, Canada’s largest media union, said today it is consulting lawyers to explore avenues of appeal of the CRTC CanWest/Alliance deal, Continue Reading

CBC promotes Kilpatrick

TORONTO – CBC Media Sales and Marketing has promoted Paula Kilpatrick to the position of director, national sales, the company announced this week. She will oversee Toronto sales and… Continue Reading