TORONTO – Citytv Toronto’s news and information shows will start airing in high definition on Oct. 2, something it calls “a Canadian first.” BreakfastTelevision, CityLine, CityNews at Noon, CityNews at... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has confirmed its lineup of speakers and panellists at its upcoming annual convention in Vancouver. Appropriately for its 80th anniversary gathering, the CAB... Continue Reading
TORONTO – National radio ad sales rose 6.3% in this broadcast year compared with the year before, according to Canadian Broadcast Sales, but adding too many licences in markets could... Continue Reading
IT'S NO WONDER THERE couldn't be a CAB submission to the CRTC on the TV policy review. While there is some agreement on what must be done to alter the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Just about a month into the 2007 broadcast fiscal year and Corus Entertainment today confirmed that the company will achieve its consolidated free cash flow target and its... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Corus Entertainment will launch a new online gaming portal for kids in 2007, the company announced today. The massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) initiative, "code-named Constellation" is being... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Broadcasters today announced the finalists for its annual Gold Ribbon Awards, honouring excellence in private broadcasting. The awards will be presented during New Realities,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A wholesale fee for carriage is something that not just private broadcasters are after. The CBC/Radio-Canada submission to the CRTC's TV policy review calls for a new way... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC has approved two more category 2 digital TV channels: The Consumer Channel and the German Channel. According to the commission’s decision, the English-language Consumer Channel “would... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. wants to quit its securities registration in the United States, citing too-high administrative costs. The company announced that it has filed an application with... Continue Reading