TORONTO – While acknowledging he speaks from the position of a regional monopoly, Corus Entertainment CEO John Cassaday doesn’t think the CRTC should license other analog pay TV services.Cassaday was... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Evanov Radio station Z103.5 ran an on-air auction on the “Z103 Morning Show” this week to give listeners an opportunity to bid on a “VIP U2 Concert Package”... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Anne-Marie Varner has been hired as executive producer in-house programming at Discovery Channel. Varner assumes the role on Monday, September 19, 2005 said Paul Lewis, president and general... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Drawing on a database of over 20,000 bus routes, CHUM Ltd. launched "School Bus Monitor” yesterday, an exclusive service that allows parents and students to monitor individual school... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – CFCW’s Jackie Rae and the late Wes Montgomery (right) were named On-Air Personality of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association last weekend. Rae was on hand... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Standard Radio’s Newstalk 1010 today announced pop culture guru George Stroumboulopoulos is joining CFRB. The George Stroumboulopoulos Show will air Sunday nights 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. He... Continue Reading
THE LOCKOUT AT THE CBC is entering its fifth week because no one in senior management is directly responsible or accountable for their actions. Consider this: CBC president Robert Rabinovitch... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – All-news gets newsier in Montreal with the addition of in-depth reporting and more talk on 940NEWS. The Corus-owned station “will build on its current all-news format to include... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – While saying the film Sex: The Annabel Chong Story didn’t violate any of the broadcasters codes of ethics, viewer advisories coming back from commercial are needed – even... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network has modified its programming for this fall, launching October 3rd. News at Noon (1 p.m. ET) with Cheryl McKenzie is the first. McKenzie... Continue Reading
