OTTAWA – Hearings for the CRTC’s long-delayed and anticipated commercial radio policy review have been set for May 15, 2006. The Commission declined to further put off the hearings, which... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - The union representing employees at Global Maritimes (CIHF) this week called on the company to expand its local programming, in light of job cuts announced this week. "Global's... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CHUM Ltd. posted gains across the board in the first quarter of fiscal 2006, ended November 30, 2005. Revenue climbed 16% to $186.7 million, as compared to the... Continue Reading
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Golf Channel has claimed the entire cable package of the next TV contract with the PGA Tour, which begins with the 2007 season. The Comcast-owned cable... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian Music Network this week sent out an e-mail letter to subscribers saying it is re-examining the business and suspending publication for four weeks. Specifically, it’s using January... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With none of the three major parties articulating much about their plans for the cultural sector (not even the NDP), ACTRA’s performers tried Wednesday to inject themselves into... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The traffic dogfight begins Monday in the skies over Toronto. AM 640 Toronto (Corus) will challenge 680News’ (Rogers) “traffic on the ones” for the title as the go-to... Continue Reading
UTICA, Ont. - Compton Communications this week announced the launch of The Movie Network On Demand, a subscription video on-demand (SVOD) service, to Compton Digital TV subscribers. The Movie Network’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With specialty TV ad rates still growing at a double-digit rate and radio stations in many markets tracking ahead of predictions, Corus Entertainment today reported increased revenue, profit... Continue Reading
HAMILTON – Until this week, only the stations in the top couple of markets had ever offered a million bucks to their listeners. However, this week, Standard Radio Hamilton, 102.9... Continue Reading
