OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Broadcasters today announced the finalists for its annual Gold Ribbon Awards, honouring excellence in private broadcasting. The awards will be presented during New Realities,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A wholesale fee for carriage is something that not just private broadcasters are after. The CBC/Radio-Canada submission to the CRTC's TV policy review calls for a new way... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC has approved two more category 2 digital TV channels: The Consumer Channel and the German Channel. According to the commission’s decision, the English-language Consumer Channel “would... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. wants to quit its securities registration in the United States, citing too-high administrative costs. The company announced that it has filed an application with... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CRTC should set a date to force over-the-air broadcasters to end to analog distribution, Rogers Communications says in its submission filed today with the commission as part... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – In conjunction with the station’s first anniversary of its new branding and its diversity programming format, serving Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria, general manager Terry... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Starz Media, parent company of Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Animation will this week purchase Starz Media’s Canadian operations, including Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. Starz Media is the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A new three-year $7.5 million "entertainment and creative cluster partnerships fund was launched Friday by Culture Minister Caroline Di Cocco. The fund is geared towards helping Ontario's entertainment... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Thirty-three million dollars that was once part of the Canadian Heritage Ministry's budget yesterday is no longer there today. While on the face of it, the budget cuts... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Corus Radio Montreal's host Pierre "Doc" Mailloux continues to ignore the CAB's Code of Ethics. On Friday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said his open-line program on CKAC... Continue Reading