OTTAWA – Existing specialty services which don't move to high definition "on a timely basis" risk losing their genre protection, the CRTC said last week. On Thursday, the Commission released... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The new Federal Accountability Act may cost Elizabeth Roscoe her job, say to reports out of Ottawa. According to The Hill Times newspaper, a series of new amendments... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Fans of classic animation from Rocky and Bullwinkle to The Jetsons, Mighty Mouse and Rocket Robin Hood will soon have a steady place to turn to on the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Beate Jack has been hired as affiliate account and training manager at CHUM Television. In this position, she will be responsible for CHUM Specialty affiliate sales and account... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Fans of the internationally-followed, now Canadian-made show Call for Help can now access past, present and future episodes on Google Video (http://video.google.com/) effective June 13th, 2006, G4TechTV Canada... Continue Reading
TORONTO – After a bit of an outcry, and some complaints on Parliament Hill, the CBC and the Canadian Media Guild announced Wednesday that the company's design department, originally slated... Continue Reading
BANFF - You could see it clearly at the i-pitch session. Besides the fact it was the first time broadcasters and developers i-pitched together at the Banff World Television Festival... Continue Reading
BANFF - The Banff World Television Festival is the place to be heard. Although the pitch sessions, the keynote address and the behind-the-scenes deal making is a major part of... Continue Reading
BANFF – With advertisers needing to find a way to catch the attention of consumers who can choose, when, how and if they want to view traditional advertising, creativity is... Continue Reading
TORONTO – TSN announced today that it has locked up most of the major Canadian curling rights until 2014. The Bell Globemedia-owned sports channel and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)... Continue Reading
