MONTREAL — Air Canada announced today the launch of six Canadian English and French live sports and news channels on some of its aircraft and domestic routes. Part of the... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA — The House of Commons Heritage Committee started considering amendments to Bill C-18, the Online News Act, today and dealt with only three amendments during the... Continue Reading
PUBLIC FUNDING FOR and independence of public broadcasters around the world is under increasing threat, according to the Global Task Force for public media. The task force, which is chaired... Continue Reading
LONDON, U.K. — Blue Ant International today announced the appointment of Sarah Hussain (above) to the position of director of sales and acquisitions. “Overseeing the Middle East, Africa, Benelux and... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen VANCOUVER – Vancouver-headquartered Thunderbird Entertainment Group continues to clap back at assertions by its largest shareholder that it’s avoiding accountability to its investors. Texas-based hedge fund Voss Capital,... Continue Reading
CBC NEWS ANNOUNCED today Marcia Young (above) and John Northcott (below) will host the national public broadcaster’s flagship morning audio newscast CBC News: World Report on CBC Radio. Young was... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) announced today it has released new data on the podcast listening habits of anglophone and francophones Canadians, which shows listening increased for both... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA — This evening, the Transport and Communications Committee of the Senate (TRCM) heard from CRTC chairman Ian Scott (above) who took the opportunity to clarify some... Continue Reading
Or is it? By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – Another meeting of the Transport and Communications Senate Committee brought an Aboriginal perspective on C-11, the Online Streaming Act, from the Indigenous... Continue Reading
Update, Nov. 21: CTV announced in a press release a revised broadcast schedule for Cross Country Cake Off. The series will premiere with a special two-night event Thursday, Dec. 15 and Friday, Dec. 16... Continue Reading
