Super Channel expands affiliate team

EDMONTON – National pay TV service Super Channel has expanded its affiliate relations team with the addition of Grant Campbell as director, affiliate relations. Darrell Atherley will continue in… Continue Reading

Voice on the Go at drug stores

TORONTO – Mobile voice application Voice on the Go is now available at Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Canada. The hands-free, eyes-free service lets subscribers access e-mail, search contacts… Continue Reading

Cruickshank departs CBC

TORONTO – CBC News publisher John Cruickshank will be leaving the broadcaster to return to his newspaper roots. Cruickshank, 55, has been appointed publisher of the Toronto Star, Canada’s… Continue Reading

Pattison can’t have B.C. station

GATINEAU – Shrinking the authorized contour of an FM station so that buying the station won’t violate the CRTC’s common ownership policies, is no way for a station to… Continue Reading

Game consoles ready for prime time

CONSOLE-AFFILIATED MEDIA portals such as Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network will soon provide stiff competition to incumbent cable and satellite services, says a new report from research… Continue Reading

Dave to lead DAVE, says report

TORONTO – Dave Dobbin, the former president and CEO of Toronto Hydro Telecom, now known as Cogeco Data Services after the cable company bought it for $200 million this… Continue Reading