OTTAWA – The CCTA has asked the CRTC to add nine more Asian TV channels to the eligible satellite list for digital distribution in Canada.Dragon TV, Southeast TV Station (SETV),... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Writer Guy Fournier has been proposed as the next chairman of the board of the CBC by Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla. Fournier will now face the Standing... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild continues to call negotiations between itself and CBC “constructive” as the two sides continue to negotiate. “Modest progress was made at the bargaining table... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC today approved Bell ExpressVu’s request to distribute partial or omnibus channels which contain original local and regional programming. Satellite providers simply don’t have the transponder space... Continue Reading
LET’S SAY YOU’RE AN MP, a cabinet-member even. You’re no dummy, despite the reputation politicians have. You know a lot about a lot of things. As a cabinet member, you’ve... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Cheers for the upswing in scripted dramas, cheers for the downturn in reality, scorn for the plague of ‘amber alert’ series and Lost imitators, howls for the once-mighty... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – As has been long rumored, CanWest Global Communications announced today it will offer an interest in its Canadian newspaper and interactive media businesses (with the exception of the... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - TV3, the primary television network of CanWest Global’s New Zealand broadcast company, has emerged atop the ratings leaderboard in the country. It led its main rivals, the two... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Direct marketer Torstar Media Group Television has been nominated for an Electronic Retailing Association Award in the category of Best International DRTV Production, the company announced today.The nominated... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Veteran radio newshound Stephanie Smyth is back on Toronto radio.Smyth was with 680 News from its 1993 launch as an all-news outlet until 2003 when she bolted for... Continue Reading
