Radio / Television News

Atherley, Astral, part ways

TORONTO – Astral Television’s vice-president of affiliate sales, Darrell Atherley, has left the company. "It was a mutual thing," said Atherley, in characterizing his departure. Atherley had been with… Continue Reading

Corus gives up license

MONTREAL – On Sunday, CKTS Sherbrooke stopped rebroadcasting Montreal radio station CJAD. The CRTC has been notified of the decision to relinquish the license. CKTS first began rebroadcasting CJAD,… Continue Reading

Hull leaving CBC

VANCOUVER – Rae Hull, regional director of CBC Television for B.C., announced last week she is leaving the Corp. An industry veteran with 25 years of experience, Hull has… Continue Reading

Back to the music in two minutes

TORONTO – Saying shorter ad cycles mutually benefit listeners and advertisers, Corus Radio has announced that all major market FM stations will launch two-minute stopsets, meaning listeners will get… Continue Reading

Good growth at ATN

TORONTO – With a sports channel in the offing, Asian Television Network announced increased revenue and EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30th. Revenue went up by 36.6% to… Continue Reading

ACTRA-producer battle worsens

TORONTO – At this point, a new collective agreement between Canadian actors and producers looks a long, long way off and a strike looms large. In a meeting on… Continue Reading

Ross hires new U.S. sales manager

IROQUOIS, Ont. – Ross Video has appointed Kyle Luther as its U.S. national sales manager. In his new role, he will manage the American sales team while developing and… Continue Reading