OTTAWA - The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. as a public broadcaster should foster democracy, and needs stable long-term funding to operate effectively, says new CBC board chairman Timothy Casgrain. Appearing Tuesday... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CanWest Media Works trumpeted the fact it had more shows in the top 10 than it did a year ago in a media release Wednesday. But according to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CanWest Global has ramped up product placement in season two of From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis, which premieres Thursday night. General Motors of Canada’s Chevrolet and Cadillac, and Transitions... Continue Reading
BANFF – NextMEDIA, the new media conference organized by Achilles Media that features in-depth case studies, panels and networking opportunities, begins in 10 days in Banff, Alberta. Telefilm Canada executive... Continue Reading
YEARS AGO, WHEN MICROSOFT launched the Xbox gaming platform, a long-time cable engineer I know told me something like "there's your future set top box." At the time, I had... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Billing it as Canada's first "self-personalizing" home page, mysportsnet.ca is just about set for release. "Mysportsnet.ca will revolutionize how users of the web manipulate their personal content," said... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Tom Hastings has been hired as executive in charge of production for TV Drama, Arts & Entertainment at the CBC. He started last week. He comes to the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Ethnic video streamer JumpTV has launched a live chat feature on all of its live channels and pay per view events broadcast on JumpTV.com. The new chat feature... Continue Reading
TORONTO - "I had a wife, four kids and a mortgage," says Dr. Stephen Timmer when asked what inspired him to create his own software designed specifically for people with... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CRTC has approved the plan of arrangement between Alliance Atlantis and CanWest Global that will run Alliance Atlantis until the Commission can decide on the purchase and... Continue Reading
