TORONTO – Corus Radio today announced the opening of ExploreMusic, an on-air and online music discovery service to be led by former The Edge 102.1 program director and Ongoing History of New Music host Alan Cross.
ExploreMusic will air on the company’s network of new rock stations across Canada and will feature “the latest music news and opinion, interviews with established and emerging artists, behind-the-scenes information, technology and a host of other music-related topics, ExploreMusic begins service as a daily half hour radio show and online destination,” says the press release.
Offering a resource for context, recommendation and music…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian broadcast industry will honor eight distinguished Canadians who will be inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s Broadcast Hall of Fame at a special luncheon ceremony on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the CAB Convention in Ottawa.
The Hall of Fame recognizes Canadians in private broadcasting or related industries who have achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint.
The inductees who will be honoured at the luncheon are: * Jaya Chandrasekar, executive vice president and vice president of programming, Asian Television Network International. * John F. Eddy, (posthumously),…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today granted eight new radio station licenses in Alberta, five in Edmonton and three in Red Deer. Harvard Broadcasting was granted two of the new licenses.
In Edmonton, the Commission approved applications by CTV, Harvard Broadcasting, Rawlco Radio and John Charles Yerxa (although CTV and Harvard have to submit new frequencies in 90 days).
In Red Deer, approvals went to Harvard, Touch Broadcasting and L.A. radio.
In the decision, the Commission noted that Yerxa “will be a new player both in the Edmonton market and in the Canadian radio industry. As such, approval of its…
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TORONTO – "Without a doubt culture played a central role in this election,” said Richard Hardacre, ACTRA’s national president, in summing up Tuesday’s election.
“We hope that Prime Minister Harper heard the concerns of the thousands of Canadians who spoke up during the campaign and will make culture a priority in the coming months… We welcome the Conservatives’ campaign commitment to scrap their plans to give bureaucrats arbitrary powers to withdraw or withhold tax credits from Canadian films and television productions. And now the Prime Minister has an opportunity to re-consider his $50 million dollars in cuts to arts…
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TORONTO – On the eve of today’s election, Canadian broadcasters were distancing themselves from fellow journalist and Conservative candidate for the riding of Thornhill, Peter Kent.
The former Global News anchor (and NBC/CBC reporter) has posted a video on his web site where the likes of Lloyd Robertson, Pamela Wallin, Peter Mansbridge and Kevin Newman, among others, sing Kent’s praises.
While the video was made to honour Kent when he won the 2006 RTNDA Canada president’s award, the fact it is posted on Kent’s election site may make it seem to some that the journalists are endorsing his candidacy,…
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OVER A JOURNALISM CAREER spanning more than two decades, Dr. Daniel Franklin has seen a lot on the economic beat. But precious little tops what he and his team are covering these days.
The executive editor of The Economist magazine and editor-in-chief of Economist.com has been closely observing and commenting on the crazy, turbulent ride of the worlds financial markets this year.
Next month – when hopefully things are a little calmer and he may have a few more answers, Franklin will give a keynote speech at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention looking into the future of…
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VANCOUVER and MONTREAL – Canada’s two biggest telcos put out separate press releases today touting their impending wireless network upgrades to HSPA and eventually LTE, but buried within them both, Telus and Bell say they’ll be working together on the upgrade, expected to cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Telus was finally mentioned in the ninth paragraph of the Bell release and Bell in the eighth paragraph of the Telus release. They’ve jointly selected Nokia Networks and Huawei as their primary technology suppliers.
Both of the telcos currently offer mobile services over their CDMA/EVDO networks, which work…
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE a day makes.
Or so they say in politics. Perhaps in the broadcast and cable regulatory environment it takes a little longer than a day, but the world has most definitely changed since last spring’s broadcast distribution undertaking and specialty & pay policy framework hearing in Ottawa. A quick look today at the headlines tells us in no uncertain terms that “Canada heading for recession, say economists” (CBC.ca), and that “Investors panic, markets plunge as crisis spreads in Europe, Asia” (Globe and Mail).
As the credit crunch deepens and consumers begin to rein in their spending,…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC on Wednesday issued a call for radio licence applications for Halifax, NS.
Licence applications must be submitted to the Commission and all technical documentation should be sent to Industry Canada no later than December 8.
The CRTC noted in its call that it has not decided if any radio licences will be granted for the market.
Applicants are being asked to provide evidence that there is market demand for the proposed stations.
The CRTC also wants applicants to illustrate how their proposed radio stations will contribute to the objectives of the Broadcasting Act, to show…
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TORONTO – With digital channels only beginning to report positive EBITDA in 2007, and analog subscription revenue growth intact, the much anticipated mass exodus to digital channels still is more a dream than a reality, according to a report by Genuity Capital.
The report by Genuity Capital’s Carl Bayard also found based on last year’s numbers that:
– CRTC channel-by-channel data reveals that while the industry is no undergoing change, the pace of change is less dramatic than might be assumed.
– The most lucrative areas of sports and children’s programming continue to outperform on an absolute revenue basis and…
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