Shaw buys another small system

CALGARY – Saltspring Cablevision will be acquired by Shaw Communications, the companies announced this morning. This follows yesterday’s announcement of Shaw’s purchase of Pemberton Cable.  Saltspring Cablevision serves about 1,500… Continue Reading

HDNet approved. Finally.

OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved the addition of HDNet, a U.S. all high definition channel, to the list of eligible satellite services. Owned by American multi-millionaire (and owner… Continue Reading

Lebanese channel added, too

OTTAWA – The CRTC also approved the addition of NEW SAT, a channel out of Lebanon. The 24-hour general interest service offers programming in Arabic without English subtitles or… Continue Reading

Adler rude, but within code

OTTAWA – Charles Adler’s labeling his callers as "stupid" is "on the edge of acceptability, but did not, in the end, violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code… Continue Reading

The new RTNDA board

TORONTO – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has a new board of directors. Members elected them at the annual general meeting held in conjunction with the RTNDA… Continue Reading

PVRs moving to mainstream

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – In just seven years since their original introduction, personal video recorders have gone from "niche" to mainstream, according to research firm In-Stat. 2005 was another banner… Continue Reading