TORONTO – Canadian performers, by a record return vote of 98.7%, have ratified the new Independent Production Agreement (IPA) negotiated with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While the big news was in Toronto for the company's acquisition of Standard Radio, Astral Media also released some solid second quarter results on the TV, radio and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is on the hunt for a new CEO as Maria Topalovich said Thursday she will resign as CEO at the end... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Score Media Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Canadian rights to 10 races of the 2007 Champ Car World Series, the series which features Canada's most... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet and Rogers Wireless have announced a three-year agreement with the National Hockey League for the distribution of game highlights both on sportsnet.ca and on Rogers Wireless... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - CanWest Global Communications said today that positive financial results in its second quarter report released Friday were due in part to better performance from its Canadian TV and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and GATINEAU - The CRTC outlined details today of its previously announced formal public review of issues relating to the ownership of Canadian broadcasting companies.At the same time, it... Continue Reading
MONTREAL and TORONTO – The Slaight family sold its company, Standard Radio, to Astral Media today for $1.08 billion. The combined company will be the largest radio broadcaster in Canada... Continue Reading
OVER 100,000 FOLKS from the global broadcast industry (including Cartt.ca) will descend on Las Vegas next week for the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention. The five-plus-day event will feature... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canada's largest media union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union is against the Astral Media purchase of Standard Radio, too. "Another billion-dollar deal further concentrating ownership in Canada's... Continue Reading
