TORONTO - Following today's CTF allotment announcement, The Movie Network and Movie Central reported that they have received financial support for all of their co-produced CTF funding applications in the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) announced today that it will provide $99.2 million in funding to 36 English-language drama productions. This contribution represents 66% of the total dollar... Continue Reading
TORONTO - TSN's live coverage of yesterday's Canada vs. Czech Republic gold medal game from the 2005 IIHF World Men's Hockey Championship attracted a national average minute audience of 1.4... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The use of the word “Polish” to describe WWII ghettos or concentration camps breaches broadcasters’ ethics codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said today. The decision concerned two... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC today approved the purchase of CHSH-TV-2 Chase from Shuswap Lakes Television Society by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. The purchase price was $10. Pattison’s CFJC-TV out... Continue Reading
EDMONTON - The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada presented its regional journalism awards yesterday in Edmonton.The 2004 TELEVISION winners are: Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast CHAT-TV - Redcliffe,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Fresh off its recent regulatory win allowing longer-form programming instead of a straight wheel of news, CTV Newsnet has announced its first full hour show. Countdown: With Mike... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The New Country 95.3 announced this week that it has signed Juno Award-winning country artist George Canyon as the headliner of the third annual Canada Day Jam. Taking... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Having received new applications for radio stations in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Calgary, Alberta, the CRTC - in accordance with policy - has issued a broad call for... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – At least it won’t be an election issue this time around. The CRTC today added Italian channel RAI International to the eligible satellite list of services for distribution... Continue Reading
