OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget was criticized Monday by the arts community for not providing increased and stable funding to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), Telefilm Canada and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is opposing a bid by Shaw Communications to get regulatory approval to both offer and charge customers for content and advertising from... Continue Reading
THE CLOCK CAN'T BE TURNED back on announced acquisitions (CTV/CHUM, CanWest Global-Goldman Sachs/Alliance Atlantis and Astral/Standard) but the CRTC has decided it must look into the overall affect of media... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The death knell has been sounded so often for radio that many take it as gospel the oldest type of electronic media is on an irrevocable slide downwards.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – On Monday CBC Radio 2 will unveil a new evening schedule which will feature a broader range of music with jazz, live performance and contemporary music delivered seven... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Astral Media Integrated Solutions, a new division of Astral Television Networks announced today will consolidate and expand the company's operations in licensing, merchandising, online advertising and promotional sponsorships... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Because of the high costs of replacing hundreds of TV transmitters with digital ones, CBC has said it plans to upgrade in dense areas while for rural regions,... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – Saying that recent talks had gone nowhere and that YouTube has posted over 160,000 clips from Viacom sources, the media company that owns CBS, MTV, BET, Spike... Continue Reading
TORONTO – There's simply no other way to describe CTV's Corner Gas than a runaway, smash hit. It's season finale Monday night drew a season-high two million viewers as CTV... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco-controlled broadcaster TQS created a new position this week, vice-president, new media and corporate affairs and hired former TVA executive Serge Bellerose to fill it. "There is no... Continue Reading
