WINNIPEG and ISTANBUL – After an auction this morning, CanWest Global Communications announced today that it’s the winning bidder for Super FM, a radio station based in Istanbul that reaches... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Jim Haskins has decided to quit as vice-president and general manager of Citytv Edmonton, the company reports this morning. His last day is Friday. Officially, the release reads:... Continue Reading
THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS are the most valuable, most talked about, most loved sports team in English Canada. Launching a TV channel that’s all Leafs, all the time, was a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – With the hearings on the new pay television applicants scheduled for next month, the two major associations have weighed in with their comments. While expressing no opinion on... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV president Rick Brace (right) will be one of seven distinguished Ryerson University graduates honored this Saturday for their career achievements. “The seven are examples of the career... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Multi-faith broadcaster VisionTV and the National Screen Institute announced today a new program designed to give writers from diverse backgrounds the chance to create a dramatic television series... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – This sounds something like the Spike TV debate. In January this year Discovery Wings changed its name to The Military Channel and significantly altered its programming. Soon after,... Continue Reading
QUEBEC CITY – Quebec City Mayor Jean-Paul L’Allier has filed a complaint with the CRTC about Global Television’s plan to transfer several key technical jobs to Toronto. In a letter... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sony of Canada, with the help of Global Television’s design maven Debbie Travis, unveiled its slimmest, brightest new line of televisions, the BRAVIA family, today in Toronto. The... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With it new stations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia set to go to air in October, Rogers Media announced the appointment of its Atlantic Canada radio advisory... Continue Reading