TORONTO – Like the rest of the industry, more than 20,000 Canadian artists, represented by Indie Pool, are anxiously awaiting Thursday's CRTC decision on bringing satellite radio to Canada. Independent... Continue Reading
BANFF - Critically-acclaimed television director Jeremy Podeswa was honoured last night with the 2005 CTV Fellowship Prize at the Banff World Television Festival. This award is presented to a CTV... Continue Reading
TORONTO – So what’s it like going from one side to another, is what people often want to know from Janet Yale. She spent four years as president and CEO... Continue Reading
BANFF - The federal government is promising better governance and more stable funding for the Canadian Television Fund and has begun addressing those needs with an announcement of $100 million... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – While denying a request from electronics makers and sellers to put the brakes on digital television conversion, the Federal Communications Commission went a step farther by actually speeding... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - At a special founding assembly last week, Quebec's movie and TV industry formally created the Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC). Some 120 members of the industry were... Continue Reading
THE 2005 SOCIETY OF CABLE Telecommunications Engineers’ main trade show, the 2005 Cable-Tec Expo, begins next week in San Antonio, Texas. As a service to our cable technical readers, here... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - Telus and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have launched a new annual contest which features $20,000 in cash prizes and an opportunity to present their... Continue Reading
SO THE CBC IS GOING to pursue ratings after all. After years of downplaying its ratings (and sometimes lack thereof) in favor of talking about an overall strategy as a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Telecommunications Policy Review Panel today launched its formal stakeholder consultation process by releasing a consultation document inviting input from interested stakeholders. The Industry Canada-appointed panel hopes to... Continue Reading
