Barbara Motzney to leave CRTC

GATINEAU – The CRTC’s first chief consumer officer, Barbara Motzney, is leaving the CRTC. She has been appointed assistant deputy minister, policy and strategic direction, Western Economic Diversification Canada and… Continue Reading

UPDATE: Local CTV cuts continue

TORONTO – Bell Media cut the sports departments at its local TV stations in Kitchener, London and Windsor Tuesday as part of its ongoing rationalization of operations in its local… Continue Reading

Twitter selling video ads on Periscope

SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter is allowing advertisers to purchase ads in its live-streaming platform Periscope. The company said in a blog post Tuesday that select brands may purchase pre-roll… Continue Reading

Obituary: Denis McGrath

A TRUE CHAMPION of Canadian TV (and an excellent writer of it and about it), Denis McGrath, died Thursday in Toronto of pancreatic cancer. He was 48. A staunch defender… Continue Reading

Bell and Microsoft expand cloud services

MONTREAL – Bell Canada and Microsoft Canada today announced the availability of an expanded suite of Microsoft Azure cloud services, including Compute, and Backup and Disaster Recovery. The two… Continue Reading