OTTAWA – After hearing from CBC executives on October 27th, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has told Parliament it should appoint a task force to examine the nation’s public... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Washed-up punkster Billy Idol and the body parts certain fans present to him isn’t necessarily a violation of Canadian broadcast standards, even if broadcast before 9 p.m., the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Even if a caller really makes you mad, DJs can’t give out the person’s name and phone number as retribution, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council confirmed Wednesday. A... Continue Reading
I FOUND THE CLOSING PLENARY session at the CAB Winnipeg convention interesting, but it left me somewhat unsatisfied. I think the main reason was that the discussion seemed too narrowly... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – With a tariff decision it finds “egregious and flawed” facing Canadian radio broadcasters, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters filed a motion with the Federal Court of Canada on... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sales and programming experience are featured prominently among XM Canada’s new senior management. "XM Canada has assembled a talented and diverse team to bring XM Satellite Radio to... Continue Reading
TORONTO - An all-encompassing on-line news web site, customized to meet the growing news needs of viewers in the Greater Toronto Area market, CTV today launched www.toronto.ctv.ca. “The site is... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A-Channel Ottawa this week tabbed Rogers Television host Arash Madani as its new sports anchor.For the past two years, Madani (left, from the Rogers Television web site) has... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CanWest Interactive has acquired certain assets of CanadianRetail.com, the largest online recruiting site for the retail sector in Canada, from Bjork Enterprises Limited. The purchase included the domain... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Wendy Duff is the new assistant program director of Rogers Broadcasting’s CHFI. Duff started her career at CKLW, followed by 20 years in the CHUM organization including 1050... Continue Reading
