MONTREAL - Toronto will host the first-ever Children, Youth & Media Conference on November 10th. Organized by the Alliance for Children and Television (ACT), the conference is the only one... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Formerly the first employee of Toronto 1, Mike Nesbitt has been promoted to the position of general manager of operations of its replacement, SUN TV, A native of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – TSN has applied to the CRTC to allow its digi-net ESPN Classic Canada to air live sports. The Bell Globemedia-owned channel’s conditions of license say it can’t air... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – TSN and RDS will now have the right to add a little drama and comedy programming to its schedule thanks to a pair of CRTC decisions rendered Thursday.... Continue Reading
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY CLAIMS to have lost millions of dollars in revenues over the past few years due to peer-to-peer trading of songs over the Internet. Now, television and movie... Continue Reading
I’M NOT THE FIRST HACK to write that CBC Television’s mandate is the reason why it suffers so much in the court of public opinion – and in practice. It’s... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has asked the CRTC to defer its planned review of the Canadian radio sector for at least 24 months. The CAB is of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With the Canadian regulatory hurdles all hopped, Sirius Canada has hired on a consumer electronics veteran to carry the ball as president and CEO. The board of directors... Continue Reading
TORONTO and WINDSOR, N.S. – Immigration Minister Joe Volpe rode to the rescue of Pumpkin Regatta organizers and has produced a visa allowing Martha Stewart into the country. As reported... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Ana Rodrigues has been hired as sales executive responsible for the sale of CHUM Ltd. programming to broadcasters in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Latin... Continue Reading
