TORONTO – Industries have converged. Companies have converged. It’s about time the laws and regulations covering the telecom and broadcast worlds converged, too. That’s the message CRTC chairman Konrad von... Continue Reading
TORONTO - “National radio has now posted eight consecutive quarters of positive growth. That’s the longest stretch since Q1 of 2002,” said Patrick Grierson, president of Canadian Broadcast Sales. “What’s... Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO - The highly anticipated iPhone 3G will be for sale in Canada on July 11 announced Rogers Communications and Apple today.“iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary... Continue Reading
BANFF – Former CHUM president and CEO Jay Switzer and former Standard Broadcasting president and CEO Gary Slaight are among a group of Canadian broadcast executives who have invested $5... Continue Reading
TORONTO – One of Aesop’s centuries-old fables is a good way to summarize Canadian broadcasters and their desire for a new fee-for-carriage, according to the vice-president and general manager of television... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion today introduced the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smart phone to customers in Canada that works on a cellular network and within a... Continue Reading
QUEBEC CITY – Since Friday night, when Quebec’s floundering broadcast station TQS began stripping its news operations, the TV network has been ignoring its obligation to produce a certain number... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Another recent attack on the fee-for-carriage issue by Rogers Communications shows carriers are desperate and have resorted to fear-mongering, said CTVglobemedia executive vice-president Paul Sparkes. Last week, Rogers... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Dan Cimoroni has been named vice-president, business development and Nelson Millman as executive producer, radio, of the CTV-Rogers Media consortium which will cover the Vancouver 2010 and London... Continue Reading
FREDERICTON - RTNDA Canada continued its cross-country awards program this weekend with the RTNDA Awards at the Atlantic Region Pro Dev Seminar & Awards Banquet held Saturday evening in Fredericton,... Continue Reading