TORONTO – Veteran CBC journalist Mary Lou Finlay has decided to retire as of November 30th. In a note to staff today, vice-president, radio Jane Chalmers called Finlay “one of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Ken Finkleman’s The Newsroom, which airs on CBC, received an International Emmy award nomination for comedy Monday in Cannes at MIPCOM.An earlier version of this story said it won... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Standard Radio today announced the appointment Liz Janik as program manager for its all-Canadian commercial free music channel soon to be available on SIRIUS. In her new role,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Not every intervention filed with the CRTC over the four new pay TV license applicants were negative. Many were overwhelmingly supportive. As reported previously, four groups are vying... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Toronto will host the first-ever Children, Youth & Media Conference on November 10th. Organized by the Alliance for Children and Television (ACT), the conference is the only one... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – TSN and RDS will now have the right to add a little drama and comedy programming to its schedule thanks to a pair of CRTC decisions rendered Thursday.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC Wednesday extended the commentary process on the cable industry’s request to kill the mandatory carriage requirement of local FM radio stations. As first reported by www.cartt.ca,... Continue Reading
I’M NOT THE FIRST HACK to write that CBC Television’s mandate is the reason why it suffers so much in the court of public opinion – and in practice. It’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With the Canadian regulatory hurdles all hopped, Sirius Canada has hired on a consumer electronics veteran to carry the ball as president and CEO. The board of directors... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Tuesday evening, the Canadian Media Guild and CBC management finalized the details on a protocol that allows the public broadcaster to return to full service by Tuesday October... Continue Reading
