TORONTO – Late yesterday, the CBC gave its union, the Canadian Media Guild, a 72 hour lockout notice, meaning that if the two sides can’t somehow come to an agreement... Continue Reading
TORONTO - As Oscar Peterson, one of the greatest musicians in jazz history reaches his 80th birthday Monday, August 15th, JAZZ.FM91 will dedicate the whole day to honoring his genius.From... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – As Internet-using Canadians spend more and more of their time online, it appears as though radio listenership is suffering the most because of that, according to a recent... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Distribution Access will launch Media on Demand to schools in Canada this September, thanks to the company’s purchase of educational video supplier Classroom Video. Distribution Access is the... Continue Reading
HAMILTON – After raising $175,000 through a co-ordinated radiothon last fall, Corus Entertainment’s Hamilton radio stations announced today the opening of the Woerlen Family Memorial Playground on Wednesday, August 31... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Media Guild now represents Toronto 1 employees in all programming areas, as well as technical operations and creative services. The Canada Industrial Relations Board gave final... Continue Reading
GATINEAU and DARTMOUTH – The CRTC announced today it approved the sale of CIZZ-FM and CKGY-FM in Red Deer, Alberta by Corus Entertainment to Newcap Inc. The $8.4 million transaction... Continue Reading
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Vista Broadcast Group, a single-station operation until recently, is ramping up its operations with several purchases, the most recent of which is its agreement to purchase... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Unless things start happening very soon, like today, 5,500 CBC TV and radio employees could be off the job Monday, affecting dozens of hours of programming. The CBC... Continue Reading
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN to TV News? Two stories this week prompted that question: the death of the excellent Canadian-born ABC anchor Peter Jennings; and www.cartt.ca’s own feature on the... Continue Reading
