WINNIPEG – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has honoured the best in electronic journalism in the Prairie region in 2005. The coveted RTNDA Awards were presented at the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – With new finance minister Jim Flaherty promising a GST cut – and perhaps a personal income tax cut – to go along with some spending cutbacks, the gossip... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - MBS Radio has hired Mike Shannon as its new vice -resident, programming. Shannon has spent the last three years at Newcap Broadcasting in Alberta with titles such as... Continue Reading
TORONTO – If you thought clicking thumbs on BlackBerrys during business meetings was annoying, now Kevin Newman is going to be making appearances in them. Saying the video quality is iPod-like,... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – Corus Entertainment officially launched TreehouseDirect today – a web storefront that will let consumers buy Nelvana content by the episode or by full seasons. Corus owns TV... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – There are too many tariffs and too many changes going on in the digital world for the existing copyright and tariff regime to continue in its current... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The many gaps in the opinions of those in the music industry has finally taken on coalition form. A number of high profile Canadian musicians, songwriters and producers... Continue Reading
WINNPEG – Standard Radio stations Hot 103 and QX104 raised $511,000 for Winnipeg's Children's Hospital at their most recent radiothon, April 19 to 21.QX 104 program director Janet Trecarten notes... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Big changes have occurred in the TV viewing environment over the past year says Doug Davis, vice-president, research and revenue management, Alliance Atlantis. He reported to attendees at... Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS – There were just over 105,000 delegates at this year's National Association of Broadcasters annual convention (with over 1,200 members of the press alone). The show floor was... Continue Reading
