OTTAWA – Breakthrough Films and Television executive producer Ira Levy will be the new chair of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association. He was elected by the new board... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Broadcast industry veteran Cary Rubin will join the team at CanWest MediaWorks on Monday, May 24th as director, affiliate relations for the company’s specialty services (Prime TV, Xtreme... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s vice-president, finance and administration in its radio division has decided to return to Rogers Communications. However, Jamie Haggarty won’t be returning to Rogers Cable, which is... Continue Reading
TORONTO – One hundred and fifty delegates will converge on Toronto for the RTNDA Canada 2005 National Conference. According to the RTNDA Update this week, conference chair Melanie Kurzuk says... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Pairing documentaries and feature films, History Television launches its Fact & Film programming block Sunday May 29th at 8 p.m. From Top Gun to Taxi Driver, History Television... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Leitch Technology announced today that it will cut between 75 to 100 staffers in Toronto as part of its overall cost-cutting plan. The company, a leading provider of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Women in Film and Television – Toronto and TSN will host a panel discussion Tuesday May 31st for those interested in exploring a career in sportscasting. To be... Continue Reading
THE WORD DIGITAL IS A conundrum to Canadian broadcasters of any stripe. It means digital specialty channels, or digital migration of analog channels, or digital over-the-air TV (better known as... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that Toronto has been selected to host the site of the new Canadian Music Hall of Fame... Continue Reading
TORONTO – “We are very pleased with the operating accomplishments for the first three months of 2005," said Michael MacMillan, chairman and CEO of Alliance Atlantis upon the company’s release... Continue Reading