TORONTO – Some 80% of Canadians polled said they would spend about the same or more on leisure and lifestyle purchases this Christmas, up 7% from last year, and 80%... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Few big gainers and few big losers is the ho-hum story on the S3 2007, or summer, BBM radio ratings book, released today. It’s a book that isn’t... Continue Reading
TORONTO – National radio ad sales grew 6% in the fiscal 2007 broadcast year, and the first quarter of 2008 was also strong, according to data released Monday by the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean has extended his contract with CBC for another seven years. The new deal, terms of which were not released, starts with... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Jean LaRose, a member of the advisory board that developed the concept for Canada’s first Aboriginal television network, will be a featured guest speaker at the inaugural World... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Brian Anthony was named Monday as the new national executive director and CEO of the Directors Guild of Canada at the organization’s annual awards gala in Toronto. He... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Former senior Canadian soccer executive Kevan Pipe has been hired as a consultant for Insight Sports Ltd.’s specialty TV channel devoted to soccer, GOLTV, it was announced Monday.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Ron Cohen, the long time national chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, has decided to return to his roots. The board of directors of the Academy of... Continue Reading
TORONTO - National radio advertising in Canada grew by 5.9% for the year ending August 26th, and of the 12 reported markets, Hamilton stations saw the largest increase, up 22.9%... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC today approved Rogers Media’s $375 million purchase of Citytv as well as Astral Media’s Standard Broadcasting buy. A decision that took about than a month from... Continue Reading
