TORONTO - CanWest MediaWorks revealed the U.S. shows it has purchased for the 2006-07 TV season. New series' include: Shark, with James Woods and Jeri Ryan. Brothers & Sisters with... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON -- XM Satellite Radio said it now expects to add 500,000 fewer new subscribers in 2006 than originally anticipated. The U.S. satellite radio company is now projecting that it... Continue Reading
TORONTO – For two days next week, dozens of CBC Television and Radio personalities from across the country will lend their voices to VoicePrint, the specialty service that provides full-text... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Digital signs, such as big food court screens in malls or smaller ones at the gas pumps, are popping up everywhere. So this week, Corus Custom Networks, a... Continue Reading
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Broadcast equipment maker Harris Corporation (which bought Leitch Technologies in 2005) has agreed to purchase Aastra Digital Video, which develops and markets video networking, encoding, decoding, and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Toronto's 92.5 Jack FM kicked off its new VIP loyalty program today, a first such promotion in Canada, it said.Listeners can visit the station's web site to register... Continue Reading
THERE'S LITTLE DISPUTING the fact Canada is a resource-based economy. As oil and gas and mineral stocks go – so goes the Toronto Stock Exchange. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV has signed a deal with an American distribution company to find spots for its heralded Canadian sitcom, Corner Gas, in the United States. CTV has announced it... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Distributing separate feeds simultaneously is currently a no-no for national sports service The Sports Network, the CRTC said today. In January, the CBC complained to the Commission that... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a decision last week against a Vancouver broadcast executive over a public company he was involved in between 1999 and 2002. A... Continue Reading
