TORONTO – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice will hold a fairness hearing on May 18 to determine whether Alliance Atlantis requires the consent of the minority shareholders of Movie... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CBC has acquired the broadcast rights, including video streaming, to Toronto FC, Canada’s first Major League Soccer (MSL) club, it was announced Wednesday. CBC Television will broadcast... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian Traffic Network announced today that it has acquired Toronto-based Wise Broadcasting Network, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The addition of Wise Broadcasting is a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – BBM will publish its 2007 Survey 1 Canadian radio station ratings (for the period of January 8 to March 4) today at 11 a.m. The ratings organization publishes,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – It was a an open secret in media circles, as many have reported, including Cartt.ca, but today it was made official: Rogers Communications has signed a deal to... Continue Reading
BOSTON – Toronto-founded ExtendMedia has announced it received US$12 million in venture capital funding in a Series B round led by TVM Capital. Previous investors Atlas Venture and Venrock Associates... Continue Reading
REDMOND, Wash. – As of May 7, Xbox 360 owners will be able to connect with more than 260 million Windows Live Messenger users via their game platform. The launch... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Rogers Cable has asked the CRTC to consider adding College Sports Television to the list of eligible satellite services for digital distribution. Owned by CBS, CSTV is a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Frank discussion on virtual sex without any viewer advisories is not a good idea at 8 a.m. on Easter Monday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said Wednesday. A... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The unitholders of Alliance Atlantis' 51%-owned Movie Distribution Income Fund are going to court to attempt to block the purchase of Alliance Atlantis by Goldman Sachs and CanWest... Continue Reading
