BANFF – Award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki arrived at the Banff World Television Festival on Monday to be a guest panelist and came away as the inaugural recipient... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – While the Canadian TV world was concentrated on the portion of CTVglobemedia’s deal to purchase CHUM that was denied, the Commission also used Friday to announce decisions on... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and GATINEAU, June 8 – As first reported in cartt.ca yesterday, the CRTC has approved the transfer of effective control of CHUM Ltd. to CTVglobemedia Inc., but the deal... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – CTVglobemedia may have declined all comment today on the CRTC’s decision to approve its takeover of Chum Limited – without CHUM’s key TV assets, the Citytv stations in... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG and AUCKLAND - CanWest Global Communications is officially getting out of New Zealand. The company announced this morning that its subsidiary, CanWest MediaWorks Ireland Holdings (CMIH), has accepted a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC will issue its decision on the purchase of CHUM Ltd. by CTVglobemedia tomorrow morning, Cartt.ca has learned. It's a stunningly quick decision, given the size of... Continue Reading
BANFF and TORONTO – While Canada's telecommunications leaders debate the future of telecom in Toronto at the Canadian Telecom Summit next week, the world's leaders in digital media and television... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Beginning next year, Global National's Kevin Newman will be the sole national broadcast TV anchor to be based and broadcast out of Ottawa. CanWest MediaWorks today announced that... Continue Reading
TORONTO - After facing a number of protesting Canadian actors outside of Massey Hall who complained about the number of hours of American programming, CanWest Global led its fall programming... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian actors used CanWest Global's upfront presentation today to protest the purchase of American programming for airing on prime time on Canadian broadcasters. CTV and Global each revealed... Continue Reading
