OTTAWA - The CRTC has licensed all three applications for pay radio services in Canada, opening the industry to unprecedented competition and consumer choice.However, the services will be heavily regulated,... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – Mega-media company Viacom Inc., announced today that it will become two publicly traded mega-media companies. Sumner M. Redstone, chairman and CEO, announced today that the company’s board... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Like the rest of the industry, more than 20,000 Canadian artists, represented by Indie Pool, are anxiously awaiting Thursday's CRTC decision on bringing satellite radio to Canada. Independent... Continue Reading
TORONTO - CHFI put a letter to its listeners on chfi.com today that says June 20th will be the final morning show for Jay & Billie. Such a warning is... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The day after her speech to the Banff TV Festival, promising stable funding for the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters publicly praised Canadian Heritage Minister... Continue Reading
BANFF - CBC Television has joined Telefilm Canada in a $2 million pilot project to help get feature documentaries in Canadian theatres and on Canadian television. CBC and Telefilm announced... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - TSN's coverage of the pre-season CFL game 'Touchdown Atlantic' in Halifax on Saturday, attracted a national average minute audience of 352,000 viewers, reports the channel. Very good numbers,... Continue Reading
BANFF - Critically-acclaimed television director Jeremy Podeswa was honoured last night with the 2005 CTV Fellowship Prize at the Banff World Television Festival. This award is presented to a CTV... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A radio station’s failure to respond to a complaint violates CBSC membership rules. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council today released its decision concerning the failure of CHWO-AM (AM740,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The band NOFX’s song “Kill All the White Man” isn’t racist, but does sanction violence, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said today. The punk band’s cut was broadcast... Continue Reading
