TORONTO – The Colbert Report put us hosers on notice Monday night.
On the Canadian premiere of The Colbert Report on CTV and The Comedy Network, host Stephen Colbert…
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – During its 79th annual convention in Winnipeg, The Future Summit, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters elected its board members for the 2005-2006 year.
Of note this year…
Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – The CAB ended its two-day conference with a rocking mini-concert put on by Canadian music legends Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman.
After hearing Doc Walker and Eagle…
Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – It’s still early days for high definition in Canada but with costs for broadcast equipment and the sets themselves coming down, it won’t be early for long….
Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Lost a little in the shuffle of the CAB Convention is the fact that the CRTC told Canada’s private broadcasters that it intends to start the radio…
Continue Reading
WIINIPEG – The different levels of government and Canada’s private broadcasters need to work closely together on certain public policy issues, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer told delegates to the…
Continue Reading
TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis has announced Rachel Fulford has been promoted to director, original production for Showcase, effective immediately.
As production executive on the seminal Showcase Original series Trailer…
Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – The media supply chain is irrevocably more complicated and potentially scary for Canadian broadcasters, according to two sessions on personal media on Monday at the Canadian Association…
Continue Reading
CANWEST MEDIAWORKS TV AND radio president Kathleen Dore is one year into her overhaul of Global Television.
She has brought in new senior executives on the marketing and programming…
Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Three reporters from www.cartt.ca will cover the Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention here in Winnipeg this week.
Editor and publisher Greg O’Brien, radio editor Laurel Hyatt…
Continue Reading
