Radio / Television News

Canadians to discover HD, 24/7

TORONTO – CTV Specialty is launching Discovery HD on Monday. It will be available on a free preview basis through July 2006 (viewers must have an HDTV television and… Continue Reading

TSN mourns long-time staffer

TORONTO – Paul McLean, TSN’s executive producer of events, died Wednesday evening. He was 39. He was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. McLean (left) had… Continue Reading

German TV to disappear

BERLIN – Thanks to disappointing carriage results in the U.S., German TV, which is carried by a few Canadian distributors, will be discontinued this month. “Unfortunately, revenue from GERMAN… Continue Reading

Donlon joins CHUM board

TORONTO – At its annual general meeting Wednesday in Toronto, CHUM Limited elected Denise Donlon to its board of directors. "Denise Donlon’s keen understanding of the Canadian broadcasting system, together… Continue Reading

Corus Radio gets more air support

TORONTO – Corus Radio announced a major expansion of its airborne traffic services on Wednesday in seven of Canada’s top 10 markets. Debuting in Calgary this week and rolling… Continue Reading

NFB and Discovery team up again

MONTREAL – The National Film Board and CTV Specialty’s Discovery Channel signed a new co-production deal this month. Fresh from their success as partners on the internationally co-produced high… Continue Reading

TVA series on demand first

MONTREAL – For the first time in Canada, a new TV show will debut in the video on demand space – before it airs on broadcast television. Vidéotron’s video… Continue Reading