Furnish named VP marketing at Astral

TORONTO – Peter Furnish has been hired as vice-president, marketing at Astral Television Networks, effective immediately. Reporting to Domenic Vivolo, senior vice president, marketing and sales, Furnish will lead the… Continue Reading

Cogeco tunes in Galaxie Music VOD

MONTREAL – Following in Rogers’ footsteps, Cogeco has rolled out the Galaxie Music video-on-demand service free of charge to its digital TV subscribers in Ontario and Quebec. The service allows viewers… Continue Reading

EastLink adds Playhouse Disney

TORONTO – Astral’s children’s channel Playhouse Disney has joined the lineup at EastLink, available to customers who subscribe to Astral’s Family Channel. Playhouse Disney programming – which includes favourites like… Continue Reading

Freeman named president of CTV News

TORONTO – Wendy Freeman will be the new president of CTV News, replacing Robert Hurst who announced plans to step down earlier this month. Freeman is a 17-year veteran of… Continue Reading