OTTAWA – Registration is now open for the 2006 Canadian Association of Broadcasters' annual convention, the 80th anniversary of the broadcasters' yearly gathering. With the theme of "New Realities. New... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Howard Kroeger, the man who founded CHUM Radio’s successful BOB format and helped lead the parade of North American "playing what we want," or "playing whatever" imitators, is... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – U.S. satellite radio firm XM Satellite Radio announced that it added 398,000 new net subscribers during the second quarter of 2006 (ended June 30) to reach a total... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CBC program Radio Active did not breach the CRTC's radio regulations, the Commission announced today. Between May 2003 and November 2005, the Commission received six letters of... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The 25-54 demographic – which spans from Boomers to Gen Xers and Gen-Y and other trendy demo divisional names – continues to grow in dominance, now capturing 63%... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV Specialty's NHL Network has hired Gord Cutler as executive producer of the channel. Cutler will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the network, including acquisitions, programming,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – George Stroumboulopoulos will be the one pre-empting Peter Mansbridge, as the veteran Canadian broadcaster and music expert will host the new American reality program The One: Making a... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The number of soccer fans in Canada are gaining on the number of hockey fans, if the World Cup Final ratings are any indication. While game seven of... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – "A number of factors contributed to the disappointing operating results in the quarter," said CanWest Global Communications CEO Leonard Asper in reviewing the company's third quarter performance, ended... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – In a move that will likely send more shivers through the traditional radio community, Telus and XM Canada today announced the exclusive availability of Telus Mobile Radio -... Continue Reading
