SAINT JOHN, NB – The Atlantic region of the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada honoured its best during the RTNDA’s regional conference Saturday in Saint John.
The 2004 TELEVISION winners are: Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast Global News Maritimes -Dartmouth, NS – "Global News at 6:00" (Medium Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News ATV News – Halifax, NS – "White Juan"
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative Radio-Canada Atlantique -Moncton, NB – "Championne Des Foyes Des Soins"
Dave Rogers Award – Feature ATV Halifax- Halifax, NS – "Jessie’s Journey" (Medium Market) NTV- St. John’s, NL -…
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TORONTO – The heads of Canada’s major networks are sure there’s going to be a federal election and have told Canada’s political parties that TV debates have to change.
In a letter sent today to Canada’s major political parties, representatives of five television networks asked for immediate talks with the parties to discuss debate format changes.
The letter was signed by Tony Burman, editor in chief, CBC News; Robert Hurst, president, CTV News; Steve Wyatt, senior vice-president news and information, Global Television; Louis Lalande, general manager TV and current affairs, RDI; and Pierre-Paul Beaulieu, executive producer, information and public…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The run-down transmitter serving the 2,000 people in Saint Fulgence, Quebec, must stay, the CRTC ruled today.
Cogeco Inc.-controlled broadcaster TQS had petitioned the Commission for the removal of transmitter CKTV-TV-1 Saint-Fulgence, which broadcasts CKTV Saguenay (an affiliate of CBC’s French-language sister, SRC), on the grounds that the site needed extensive repairs and that most people in the region were already getting the TV signal by cable and satellite anyway.
The Commission denied the application by TQS inc. to remove the transmitter from its license.
TQS told the Commission that its agreement with the CBC, “per se…
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TORONTO – In advance of a CRTC ruling that is expected this spring, CHUM Limited has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada’s premier jazz station, JAZZ.FM91, to supply hosts, content, programming expertise and promotion for its proposed subscription radio service, CHUM Subscription Radio Canada (CSRC).
As part of the agreement, JAZZ.FM91 will contribute three to six channels in jazz formats such as contemporary jazz, blues, big band and/or jazz masters to CSRC. JAZZ.FM91 will also contribute airtime for the promotion of CSRC and involve key JAZZ.FM91 personnel and hosts, including President and CEO, Ross Porter, who…
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DARTMOUTH, N.S. – Radio and TV broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corporation recorded across the board increases during the first quarter of 2005, ended March 31st.
And happily, notes CEO Rob Steele, the company has noticed an increasing demand for radio advertising. Significant increases in revenue were experienced in nearly all of its markets. Most notably, Ottawa’s revenue (Hot 89.9 FM) increased dramatically over the same period last year as a result of the station becoming more mature in the market. Other markets experiencing substantial revenue increases included Edmonton (96X, KRock), Halifax (780 KIXX, Q104 and KOOL 96.5) and Moncton (C103,…
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TORONTO – While few can say for sure when the next election might be, the Conservative Party of Canada announced today in Toronto, that Peter Kent, former CBC and Global TV news anchor and foreign correspondent, will be their candidate for the riding of St. Paul’s in the next federal election.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper welcomed Kent to the Conservative Party family today at a Toronto gathering, and Stephen Snell, the riding association’s president, said, “Conservative party members in St. Paul’s and across the Greater Toronto Area are excited by Mr. Kent’s decision to support Mr. Harper…
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OTTAWA – Broadcast, cable and telecom initiatives currently before cabinet, committees and other Parliament Hill panels (like the repeatedly delayed amendments to the Radiocommunication Act) again face death or delay if another federal election is called.
We chatted with a few Ottawa-based broadcast, cable and telecom folks last week and at that point, all were guessing an election was in the offing this spring thanks to the Adscam inquiry. “Most Tories are saying, ‘let’s go now, don’t give them a chance,” said one Ottawa broadcasting insider. “Liberals are just hoping for the best.”
(These insiders most often like to…
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