Radio / Television News

Update: OUTtv sold

VANCOUVER – Canadian production company Shavick Entertainment has purchased gay and lesbian digital specialty service OUTtv, but the release touting the sale has a key fact wrong. The purchase price... Continue Reading

TV revenues fall for Canadian producers

OTTAWA – Lower-cost shows like reality and game shows may be one reason why Canadian producers’ revenues from TV productions continue to fall, Statistics Canada reports. In 2004, film and... Continue Reading

The Score to get Raw

TORONTO – Monday Night Raw is going to The Score. On Wednesday, World Wrestling Entertainment and the headline sports channel will make official a deal that is already a bit... Continue Reading

Media concentration worrisome

OTTAWA – Bell Globemedia's $1.7 billion offer to purchase CHUM Ltd. last Wednesday is sounding some alarm bells among producers and journalists, especially given CHUM's layoff of 281 people also... Continue Reading