MONTREAL - "The performance of each of our operating divisions continues to be in-line with our expectations for fiscal 2005," said Ian Greenberg, president and CEO, Astral Media, in presenting... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – While CanWest Global Communications reported overall revenue and earnings increases for the third quarter of 2005, the company saw its Canadian TV operations suffer some more. Revenue at... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON - If Canadian broadcasters are still wondering about an absolute deadline for digital/high definition conversion, National Association of Broadcasters CEO Edward Fritts set one yesterday. In a presentation before... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Over 5,500 CBC employees who are members of the Canadian Media Guild are casting ballots today and tomorrow to give their bargaining unit a strike mandate. The CMG... Continue Reading
EDMONTON - Richard Hiron has been appointed regional sales manager, A Channel Edmonton, A Channel Calgary (which will re-brand as Citytv Edmonton and Citytv Calgary on August 2nd), and ACCESS.... Continue Reading
TORONTO – While press releases swirled all around today from CHUM Ltd. and its co-appellants and from Canadian Satellite Radio responding and re-responding to what CHUM had to say, Canada’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – In less than two years, Musicrypt’s DMDS has become the de facto standard in the radio business when it comes to music distribution. There just isn’t anything else... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Seems like every radio company not involved in a satellite radio investment has now jumped into an appeal of the CRTC’s licensing decision to federal cabinet. Led by... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While Cogeco Inc.’s radio division is turning around, drawing larger audiences, the performance of the company’s television division, TQS, “obliges us to evaluate our forecasts for the media... Continue Reading
TIMMINS - Rogers Radio’s Q92 in Timmins has undergone a few personnel moves recently. General manager market sales Mick Weaver recently departed to head up Rogers’ CHEZ 106 and Oldies... Continue Reading