OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Broadcasters' three-year battle to get the CRTC’s Part II fees abolished cleared a legal hurdle this week. The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a lower... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CanWest MediaWorks has announced the fall 2006 primetime schedules for the Global and CH television networks. "We're focused and passionate about building on the momentum and successes we've... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Don’t let the fact that you’re not in Germany stop you from getting into the World Cup. While GOLTV previews Germany 2006 with The Contenders series finale June... Continue Reading
TORONTO-BORN BRAD SCHWARTZ's task looks to be a programmers dream. To establish a new, analog channel with 4.5 million pre-existing paying customers using one of the world's best-known media brands... Continue Reading
SAINT-GEORGES-DE-BEAUCE – Last month, Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quebec and New Brunswick raided a number of homes and businesses "in order to put an end to the illegal activities... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The 30-second ad just isn't going to cut it for radio in the on-line world. Canadian Broadcast Sales, a joint partnership with Corus Entertainment and Rogers Media, says... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Jacques Bensimon will helm the National Film Board of Canada through the end of the year. His term was due to expire on June 17th but the Ministry... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Score's ever-present ticker was updated today. The always-on sports information (even when ads are showing) is faster and easier to read and this next-generation ticker will also... Continue Reading
TORONTO – This is not your grandma's upfront market. Looking back at the good-ol'-days of the fall season's upfront market - you know, 2003-'04 or so (when it was still... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With an announcement today that XM Canada has 80,000 subscribers, the market is officially reversed, as compared to the U.S. Down south, XM is the market leader with... Continue Reading