Radio / Television News

Newcap v-p programming Jones is off to Boston

EDMONTON – “We’re looking forward to dropping our ‘r’s’ and learning a new national anthem,” Newcap Broadcasting’s vice-president of programming Steve Jones told www.cartt.ca this morning. Jones (right) has just… Continue Reading

Astral donates $3 million in advertising

MONTREAL – Astral Media today announced a three-year partnership with the non-profit, charitable organization, Dr Clown, a therapeutic clown organization working with children and the elderly to integrate therapeutic… Continue Reading

XM passes 4.4 million subs

WASHINGTON — XM Satellite Radio recently announced it added more than 640,000 new net subscribers during the second quarter of 2005 for a total of more than 4.4 million…. Continue Reading

Farough moves from Q to London

LONDON, Ont. – There’s a PD opening at Q107, but whomever fills the spot will face some serious expectations. Effective immediately, Dave Farough (formerly program director at Toronto’s Q107)… Continue Reading

CTV hauls 22 Promax/BDA Awards

TORONTO – CTV and its Bell Globemedia sister networks TSN, RDS, Discovery Channel and The Comedy Network have been honored with 22 Awards recognizing excellence in promotion and design… Continue Reading

CHUM takes 25 Promax/BDA golds

TORONTO – CHUM Limited picked up 36 pieces of hardware, including 25 golds, at the 2005 Promax/BDA Awards, which were handed out Thursday, June 23rd in New York City…. Continue Reading