OTTAWA – “If one , I’m gonna kill him and tell God he died,” televangelist Jimmy Swaggart said on OMNI.1 last fall. The comment, of course, breaches of Broadcast Code... Continue Reading
BANFF – The BBC took home 50-grand at the 26th Banff Rockie Awards last night. It was a record-shattering night, actually, for the British Broadcasting Corporation at the 26th Banff... Continue Reading
TORONTO - If diversity was the overriding theme for Friday at the RTNDA annual conference, Saturday’s was enterprise reporting. The very informative opening Saturday session at the Radio and Television... Continue Reading
BANFF - Corus Entertainment and the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) today announced the successful applicants for their 2005 Young Filmmaker’s Initiative. Now in its fourth year, the... Continue Reading
BANFF - The federal government is promising better governance and more stable funding for the Canadian Television Fund and has begun addressing those needs with an announcement of $100 million... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – While denying a request from electronics makers and sellers to put the brakes on digital television conversion, the Federal Communications Commission went a step farther by actually speeding... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - At a special founding assembly last week, Quebec's movie and TV industry formally created the Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC). Some 120 members of the industry were... Continue Reading
TORONTO – TVA’s Sindy Preger has been named general sales manager of Toronto 1, the company reported today. “Through her leadership and expertise of the English market and achievements at... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada Central region award-winners were announced yesterday at the association’s national conference in Toronto. The 2004 TELEVISION winners are: Bert Cannings Award... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU - The CRTC will release its decision on subscription radio on June 16th at 4 p.m. Applicants include two satellite radio companies. One is U.S. company XM Satellite led... Continue Reading
