OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Gold Ribbon Awards honour achievement in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, public affairs, and promotion of Canadian talent.
The awards will be presented during The Future Summit, the CAB’s 2005 Convention in Winnipeg, November 6 -8, 2005. The complete list of finalists, below, was released Thursday.
A total of 457 entries were received. These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding productions in radio, television, specialty and pay services, and community service. After reviewing the entries, the judges selected 124…
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TORONTO – Calling it “a cynical waste of taxpayers’ money”, the Canadian Media Guild lambasted both the CBC’s latest contract offer, and the Corporation’s decision to take out newspaper ads to plead its side of the story.
"The offer means that literally every future employee could be hired on a non-permanent basis," said chief negotiator Dan Oldfield. "This is out of line with Canadian workplace values, and far worse that what you find among private-sector broadcasters. It’s clear CBC management is not anxious to end this crisis."
The union estimates that the Corp. spent $250,000 on the ads.
“Under…
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OTTAWA – After two days of negotiations with a federal mediator in Ottawa, the CBC has tabled a new offer to the Canadian Media Guild which, says the CBC, is a “significant compromise.”
"I know the effect the labour dispute is having on Canadians across the country," said Robert Rabinovitch, president and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, in the Corp.’s release Wednesday afternoon. "I want to thank listeners and viewers who have called and written and to let them know that we have heard them. We want to give Canadians their public broadcaster back and we will do everything we can to…
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GRAVENHURST, Ont. – The Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association drew a crowd while handing out its annual Galaxi Awards this afternoon at the Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst, Ont.
The presentation kicks off Cable Week at the golf resort which continues for the next two days.
The awards sponsors were law firm Fasken Martineau, the CBC’s Newsworld, Country Canada, RDI, Galaxie and RDI, Telefilm Canada and Deutsche Welle.
The winners are:
Outstanding Achievement Frederick T. Metcalf Award for Marketing Habillage 2004: ARTV
William Stanley Thomas Community Involvement Award * Comsep a rebatir: TV COGECO * We All Can: Shaw Cablesystems Continue Reading
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta./Sask. – It’s rare enough in Canada these days to find two stations, owned by the same company, broadcasting in the same small market. But imagine a twin stick in a city that straddles two provinces. Imagine one that is launching a new brand and programming to be carried by both stations.
Newcap Broadcasting, owned by Newfoundland Capital Corporation, is most notably one of Canada’s largest radio broadcasting groups. It acquired its first television assets in January 2005 after it purchased twin stick CKSA/CITL in Lloydminster, Alberta (Saskatchewan, too) from Midwest Broadcasting for $12.4 million. Newcap’s investment in…
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OTTAWA – After hearing Labour Minister Joe Fontana label the current CBC labour situation “unacceptable” in a meeting this morning, the CBC and its union, the Canadian Media Guild, stayed on in Hull to keep negotiating.
The Guild’s full negotiating team was at the meeting, as was CBC president Robert Rabinovitch, human resources vice-president George Smith and management’s lead negotiator, Stephen Satchel. The CBC has had about 5,500 employees locked out for seven weeks.
“Bargaining resumed immediately after the meeting with Fontana. Smith has stayed on for the talks but Rabinovitch told Fontana it would be "inappropriate" for the…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild came to the bargaining table Thursday with a settlement offer. Management was not encouraged, to say the least.
“The CBC is disappointed with the settlement offer tabled today by the CMG. After some positive momentum over the past weeks, the CMG’s offer fails to move us closer to an agreement,” says a CBC statement.
“The CMG didn’t propose any compromise on the two key issues – Employment Status/Contract Employees and Staff Reduction including Demonstrated Occupational Qualifications. The proposal also moves us apart in five or six key areas by including additional issues never…
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OTTAWA – The Federal Minister of Labour, Joe Fontana, has requested that representatives of CBC and the Canadian Media Guild meet with him on Monday, September 26 in Ottawa to discuss the CBC lockout.
“CBC is happy to attend, and welcomes any opportunity to move the parties closer to a negotiated settlement,” said a CBC release this afternoon.
As reported by www.cartt.ca, the negotiations appeared to take a bit of a step back this week and the optimism that was building through the past 10 days or so was killed.
The Canadian Media Guild is pleased with the news….
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TORONTO – Agreement was reached Tuesday night on one of the most important issues in the lockout, the Canadian Media Guild said on Wednesday.
The CMG and CBC management finalized the wording on the article on "contracting out." The article addresses situations such as the contracting out earlier this year of the publicity department (where most of the department was let go). “To be clear, it is not about hiring employees on contract,” says the union release.
“The contracting out article sets out the rules and processes the Corporation must follow if it intends to outsource any of the…
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TORONTO – The inauguration of Canada’s 27th Governor General will be shown on CTV in high definition, the broadcaster announced late Wednesday.
On Tuesday, September 27, CTV News will broadcast live the inauguration of former CBC host Michaelle Jean as she succeeds Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson. With this announcement, CTV likely becomes the first Canadian broadcaster to produce and deliver a news event in high definition.
The special will air on CTV, and in HD on CTV HD East and CTV HD West. The exact time of the broadcast is to be announced.
The special will…
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