November 16, 2015 11 years ago

Canadian International Television Festival kicks off Tuesday

TORONTO – The Canadian International Television Festival (CITF), the only festival in Canada dedicated to all things "TV", returns for its third year star beginning Tuesday, November 17 through… Continue Reading

November 16, 2015 11 years ago

Acquisition cost eat into Q3 results at TeraGo

TORONTO – TeraGo ended its third quarter with a loss, despite revenues and EBITDA reaching their highest quarterly levels in the company's history. For the period ended September 30 2015,… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

New Ministers told to increase high-speed broadband coverage; restore CBC/Radio-Canada funding, among other priorities

OTTAWA – The newly minted ministers of Prime Minister Trudeau’s first cabinet received their ministerial mandate letters this week, detailing his expectations and their priorities. Minister of Innovation, Science and… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

CTV orders mini-series based on Giles Blunt’s John Cardinal novels

TORONTO – CTV has ordered its first ever serialized drama, a six part series based on the crime novels of Canadian author Giles Blunt. With a working title of Cardinal,… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

CRTC denies TFO’s must-offer ask; broadcaster disappointed but not deterred

OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down an application by Groupe Média TFO seeking must-offer status for its television channel TFO. The Commission said Thursday that the request is not… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

CraveTV fields new sports collection

TORONTO – Bell Media’s CraveTV has unveiled a new curated sports collection, designed to tie in with the start of TSN’s coverage of the CFL playoffs. The selection includes the… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

Shaw’s Food Network Canada, ‘ET Canada’ cozies up with Loblaw’s President’s Choice

TORONTO – Shaw Media is teaming up with Loblaw Companies on a multi-platform holiday campaign designed to promote the grocery chain’s new President’s Choice (PC) Insider’s Collection line. The… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

Cogeco’s Audet takes a stand, says Canada can absorb 100,000 refugees per year

MONTREAL – He’s generally not the most outspoken CEO in land, but Cogeco’s Louis Audet made his most political statement yet in a speech to the Board of Trade… Continue Reading

November 13, 2015 11 years ago

German telco to be “trustee” of Microsoft consumer data. Could/should that idea spread here?

CANADA'S BIGGEST TELCOS and data centres are likely eyeing Microsoft's recent deal with Germany's Deutsche Telekom to get around data sovereignty worries, possibly hoping the software company will strike… Continue Reading

November 12, 2015 11 years ago

Stingray’s Q2 results “reached record levels on several fronts”

MONTREAL – Acquisitions and international growth helped to drive up second quarter revenues and profits at Stingray Digital Group, the company said Thursday. For the second quarter ended September 30,… Continue Reading