Radio / Television News

Toyota happy with decision

TORONTO – Toyota Canada Inc. will offer a satellite radio option for select Toyota and Lexus vehicles, in support of the decision made last week by the CRTC licensing… Continue Reading

Live 8 concerts on CTV

TORONTO – Music fans not lucky enough to score tickets to Live 8 Canada can watch the event – and sister concerts around the world – on CTV, it… Continue Reading

Musicrypt and Nielsen BDS get together

TORONTO – Melding secure media distribution with song performance data led to today’s announcement of a partnership between Musicrypt and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Under the agreement, Musicrypt’s secure… Continue Reading

SOCAN likes copyright amendments

TORONTO – Given that Bill C-60 was created to protect its members, SOCAN said today it’s happy with the bill to amend the Copyright Act. "Bill C-60 speaks volumes… Continue Reading

GM likes sat radio decision

OSHAWA – Given that XM is already installed in a number of its vehicles, General Motors of Canada said today it welcomes the CRTC’s pay radio decision. GM Canada… Continue Reading

Free RAI for a week, from Rogers

TORONTO – Rogers Cable today announced that it will offer a free preview of RAI International on channel 59 to its non-digital cable customers in Ontario. The free preview… Continue Reading

CRIA cries foul on pay radio

TORONTO – The subscription radio decision should have said something about signal security, and it didn’t do enough for Cancon, says the Canadian recording industry. Calling the CRTC decision on… Continue Reading