OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadians are spending less time watching television and listening to the radio, but revenues continue to climb for both media, according to the CRTC’s annual report on Canadian... Continue Reading
ALBERTA IS BOOMING, and so are its airwaves. Calgary is getting four new radio stations in the latest licence award by the CRTC. One of the most recent to launch... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Vivent les Habs, at least for another five years, on RDS. The French-language sports network inked a deal to carry the Montreal Canadiens through the 2012-3 season. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Communications has released preliminary second quarter financial information for its broadcasting business, expected to be used in arranging the financing of the assets’ acquisition by CanWest... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CanWest MediaWorks sale of its two Canadian radio stations to Corus has been completed. CanWest says Corus bought 99.1 Cool FM in Winnipeg and The Beat FM... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Asian Television Network says it’s set to launch four new foreign third-language channels after the CRTC recently added them to the list of eligible satellite services. ATN has... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Ouat Media, a division of Channel Zero Inc., is expanding its short film and new media distribution business into Mexico and South America. Heading up the new unit... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CanWest Global Communications Corp. has been given an extension for closing financing to purchase Alliance Atlantis from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15. In a news release, CanWest says... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada is adding its name to the list of production industry professions upset at the recommendations by the CRTC’s task force looking into the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is calling for public comments on the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ proposed voluntary Equitable Portrayal Code to guide how identifiable groups are portrayed on radio and... Continue Reading
