Radio / Television News

Adler rude, but within code

OTTAWA – Charles Adler's labeling his callers as "stupid" is "on the edge of acceptability, but did not, in the end, violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of... Continue Reading

The new RTNDA board

TORONTO – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has a new board of directors. Members elected them at the annual general meeting held in conjunction with the RTNDA Annual... Continue Reading

TiVo to deliver broadband to the TV

ALVISO, Calif. - TiVoCast will deliver broadband video directly to the television sets of TiVo subscribers, turning web video into television by bringing top broadband content now only available on... Continue Reading

Sirius orders new bird

NEW YORK - Sirius Satellite Radio said this week is has signed a deal with Space Systems/Loral to design and build a new satellite. Construction is expected to be completed... Continue Reading

CBC hires restaurant exec

TORONTO – CBC Television announced this week it has hired David Scapillati as its new general manager of media sales and marketing. In this position, Scapillati will oversee the Media... Continue Reading

Corus promotes Papin, hires Cecchini

MONTREAL – Former Telemedia exec Mario Cecchini has been hired as vice-president, Montreal Region, and Jacques Papin promoted to vice-president, network at Corus Radio in Montreal. These appointments will take... Continue Reading