WINNIPEG – Cable and satellite companies paying fees for the Global TV signal is just one of the major structural changes that must happen if conventional broadcast television is…
Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Citing CTV’s “programming luck”, CanWest Global Communications CEO Leonard Asper on Wednesday acknowledged Global Television’s meagre performance in 2005 when compared to its closest rival, but said…
Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell Globemedia’s revenues for the third quarter ended September 30th increased by 10.9% over the same period last year to reach $335 million. The company’s operating income…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Legendary Canadian rockers Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings will headline a stellar lineup of musical talent at The Future Summit, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ 2005 Annual…
Continue Reading
GATINEAU and QUEBEC – The CRTC has postponed Nov. 14th public hearings in Quebec City on a bundle of applications for new or modified radio services, all because of…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – They’re not exactly fireside chats, but Prime Minister Paul Martin launched his national weekly radio address on Sunday, October 30, 2005, with a two minute discussion of…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Research released Monday – a week before the Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention – by the Canadian Film and Television Production Association says that changes to…
Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Radio and specialty TV company Astral Media reported in a pretty strong fiscal 2005 today.
Net earnings for the year increased 14% over last year to $104.4…
Continue Reading
DOES DR. ANDY LIPPMAN know the future of communications?
He’s been studying media for more than 30 years and has headed up the MIT Media Laboratory for 20. He…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A press release yesterday touting how broadcasters are getting rich and TV producers are not, isn’t supported by the study it cites, says the Canadian Association of…
Continue Reading
