Former CHUM radio executive Paul Ski has been recruited by Rogers to run its network of 51 AM and FM radio stations across the country.
Rogers has agreed to transfer complete ownership of the Toronto television news channel CP24 to CTVglobemedia.
Viacom has selected Microsoft as its Internet advertising partner in a five-year agreement valued at an estimated $500-million.
Columnist says falling audiences and rising production costs drove French-language television network TQS to seek protection from creditors.
Columnist calls the financial problems of the Cogeco owned TQS TV network a "black mark" on the strategy of convergence that many communications companies have pursued.
Large radio providers such as Corus Entertainment and Rogers Communications are expecting a boost in advertising if the U.S. Hollywood writers strike persists.
XM Satellite Radio says it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group over a device that can store and record music from satellite radio.
Columnist says the strike by Hollywood writers is prompting American TV networks to come up with more non-scripted programming to fill up their schedules.
A recent CRTC decision to review HDTV Networks' application for a national over-the-air HD licence in Canada means that existing high definition content provider, High Fidelity HDTV, may soon have competition.
Cogeco CEO Louis Audet says he would prefer to expand his company's radio station holdings rather than sell them.
If HDTV Networks receives CRTC approval it would become Canada's third-largest commercial TV network after CTV and Global.
A subsidiary of the company that controls XM Satellite Radio wants to launch a free, over-the-air high-definition television network based in Vancouver.
Statistics Canada report says large cable operators have more than quadrupled their client base since 2005.
Q & A with Ian Greenberg, Astral Media's CEO.
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association President says the U.S. broadcast regulator has an agenda to hurt the nation's biggest cable operators.
CanWest Global has launched a law suit against a Vancouver publishing firm and long-time activist and radio host, Mordecai Briemberg.
Industry data show that by August 2006, cable operators had attracted almost 1 million clients to their phone service and 4 million to high-speed Internet.
Rupert Murdoch's son James is set to head News Corp's Asian and European operations in a move that appears to make him heir to the global media empire.
Authorities say the the approval Al Jazeera followed careful screening for any indication that the channel might disrupt Singapore's racial harmony policies.
Astral Media, which recently bought Standard Broadcasting, tells investors that the company wants to claim a bigger piece of the ratings pie in cities where it has recently acquired stations.
Quebecor Media is attempting to purchase its publicly traded Internet division.
Journalist Caroline Van Hasselt has written a biography of Canadian media giant, Ted Rogers.
DHX Media, a Halifax-based TV and film producer, has acquired Vancouver children's-show maker Studio B Productions in a deal worth as much as $20-million.
Columnist says that a federal government decision to subsidize a new national competitor in wireless communications is not likely to affect cellphone bills for consumers.
The Internet giant will bid in a U.S. wireless spectrum auction, raising possibility it wants to become service provider.
Fears of a content drought in the wake of the U.S. writers' strike result in a reprieve for new programs with shaky ratings.
Goldman Sachs says a U.S. economic recession could hurt media and entertainment companies that rely heavily on advertising.
The Conservative government is defending a decision to open up the wireless industry amid reports that Brian Mulroney lobbied the former industry minister on behalf of Quebecor.
Columnist says that a prolonged U.S. writers strike could force Canadian broadcasters into compensating advertisers for lower ratings.
Quebecor has launched Canoe.TV - a web broadcaster that will commission unique Canadian content.
Columnist says advertisers are preparing to seek compensation for lower ratings if Canadian and U.S. TV networks are forced into reruns by the Hollywood writers' strike.
The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews have honoured the Asper family for their contributions to "the fabric of Canadian culture and society."
Article profiles Canadian media giant Moses Znaimer.
CanWest's CEO tells the CRTC that after being turned down by Canadian investors, his company had no where else to turn but Wall Street to finance its takeover bid of Alliance Atlantis.
Columnist says as broadband service becomes more available at home, video programming on the Internet is catching the attention of consumers, marketers and media companies.
Article profiles Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper in his rise as a Canadian media mogul.
The operator of XM Canada has announced the appointment of Michael Moskowitz as the company's new Chief Executive Officer and President.
Dr. Lynda Haverstock, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, has joined the board of Shaw Communications.
Columnist uncovers strong ties between CanWest executives and the current Conservative government.
Columnist looks at the centralization of some of CanWest's newspaper operations in Hamilton.
The U.S. broadcast regulator is preparing new regulations to open the cable television market to independent programmers and rival video services after determining that cable companies have become too dominant in the industry.
CEP says CanWest will be in breach of its broadcast licences if it moves ahead with plans to centralize its Global television operations without CRTC approval.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada files a letter of complaint with the CRTC saying CanWest MediaWorks is violating its broadcast licence obligations under the Broadcasting Act.
Quebecor says it lost $35.2 million in its third quarter because of its commercial printing unit.
A new worldwide study by IBM says that time spent with the personal computer is exceeding the number of hours devoted to TV, particularly among younger viewers.
CanWest is cutting newsroom staff at The Vancouver Sun and The Province transfers in a companywide bid to reduce costs.
Columnist says that licensing agreements between domestic and U.S. entertainment companies have resulted in Canadians being blocked from a number of popular websites.
The president and CEO of VisionTV says that if the CRTC accedes to cable industry wishes, much of the programming diversity currently available to Canadians will disappear.
CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein outlines three key priorities for Canada's broadcast regulator.
Columnist says Internet service providers, and cultural groups are moving toward the delivery of content online that bears a striking resemblance to the conventional cable model.
Columnist says cable companies and conventional broadcasters are headed for another battle over carriage fees.
The CRTC chair says Canada's broadcast regulator is willing to revisit the "fee-for-carriage" issue.
Study shows the U.S. is lagging behind its European and Asian rivals when it comes to broadband Internet, coming in 14th place in terms of speed and 21st in price.
The Honourable Josée Verner talks about the government's policy priorities at a broadcast industry conference.
Columnist says Rogers will likely have to revise its wireless pricing plans if it aims to bring Apple's iPhone to Canada.
Google has unveiled an open-source software project designed to make the Internet run better on cellular phones.
Rogers has announced it will sell two multi-faith stations, commonly known as OMNI 10 and 11 to S-VOX, the owner of multi-faith and multicultural broadcaster VisionTV.
CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein says some Canadian Association of Broadcasting members wrote their Members of Parliament opposing any new funding for the CRTC.
Columnist says last-gasp attempts to avoid a Hollywood writers strike have failed.
Columnist examines five things about the life of media mogul Ted Rogers.
CanWest executives claim their network has caught up with CTV in the TV ratings chase, and has even pulled ahead in the Vancouver TV market.
CanWest credits the sale of its New Zealand and Canadian radio properties, cost cutting and increasing television ratings increases for higher fourth quarter profits.
Rogers Communications says its third-quarter profit gained 75 per cent amid strong demand for its cellphone services.
The president and chief executive of VisionTV says cable companies calling for more competition and less protection is meant for others - not for them.
Columnist says Canadian networks will need to decide how to fill gaps in their schedules left by American TV series if Hollywood writers go on strike.
Jim Shaw predicts prices for communications services are headed up despite the battle between phone and cable companies for customers.
Columnist examines new trends in TV viewing such as DVR adoption, online video and media multitasking.
A push by Rogers to insert advertising into its video-on-demand service has been put on hold by the CRTC until the potential impact can be examined.
CTV tells federal regulators that broadcasters need the right to withdraw their most popular specialty channels if they feel their other properties are being treated unfairly by cable and satellite carriers.
Rogers says it will move Citytv Toronto into a new complex in the city's Yonge-Dundas Square, where it will share space with OMNI Television.
Independent television broadcasters tell the CRTC continued diversity of the Canadian television system depends on preserving a place for small, independent specialty services.
S-VOX Trust tells the CRTC domestic television needs a mandatory "basic" package consisting predominantly of Canadian channels.
Rogers Communications says the CRTC should stop protecting Canadian channels from direct competition and make it easier to bring in foreign channels.
FRIENDS tells the CRTC that cultural sovereignty must come first and foremost in any redesign of the regulatory framework for big cable and satellite companies.
A group of major media and Internet companies have announced a set of guidelines to block copyrighted videos from ending up on high-traffic websites such as MySpace.
Columnist says that media organizations are increasingly using 'headhunters' to find candidates for key management positions.
The union for CanWest Global TV in Quebec has complained to the CRTC that the station is not respecting its legal commitments to produce 18 hours of regional, original programming per week.
CTV has launched the CTV Creative Agency to handle design for in-house productions, including on-air promos, advertising design, street-level marketing and media buys.
Sirius and XM Satellite Radio say that there will be over one million subscribers for their services in Canada by the end of 2007.
Canadian viewers will soon be able to view episodes of U.S. TV series Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl or Big Shots on Rogers video-on-demand service.
Columnist says a new TV rating system will be based on the number of people viewing commercials, not programs.
CTV is set to produce a Canadian version of the U.S. reality TV series 'So You Think You Can Dance'.
A panel devoted to television of the future says broadcasters mush embrace emerging new-media platforms.
BitTorrent, the file-sharing service of choice for music and movie pirates, plans to help media companies stream their videos over the internet.
Local officials in Quebec say Global Television pulling the plug in the region is bad news for the English community, which will see itself reflected less often in the media.
A CRTC decision means Internet companies such as Rogers and Bell Canada no longer have to wait 90 days to contact customers that have switched to competitors.
Article says Hollywood studios are attempting to combat piracy and attract younger audiences by focusing on Video on Demand services.
FRIENDS says CanWest's decision to cut 200 jobs comes at a time when the company should be producing more quality Canadian programming, not less.
FRIENDS says the CanWest job cuts demonstrate that debtholders are pressuring the company, which is in the midst of trying to buy Alliance Atlantis for $2.3-billion with U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Columnist notes that of the 26 member senior management team of CTVglobemedia, only three are from the newly acquired CHUM.
Microsoft is now providing high-quality TV broadcasts over the Internet straight into a person's Xbox 360.
Telus is returning a total of $2.7 million to land-line phone customers, the result of failing to meet a number of federally mandated quality of service indicators in 2002-03.
CTVglobemedia CEO says an executive shuffle was prompted in part by the recent takeover of CHUM, but also by encroaching competition from U.S. media giants in a multi-platform digital world.
Following its takeover of CHUM, CTVglobemedia has announced a corporate restructuring.
Columnist says digital media has been hit by considerable upheaval as networks take a closer look at the returns from their Internet operations.
The radio industry is overhauling the way it counts listeners by using high-tech devices called Portable People Meters.
A CRTC ruling says Rogers gets to keep the five CityTV stations but must sell CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg.
Rogers has applied for CRTC approval to extend its cable network into several fast-growing Toronto suburbs now served by Cogeco Cable.
A market research firm projects that within the next five years, Americans will spend more than a third of their daily TV-viewing time watching on-demand programs.
Columnist says Canadian broadcasters must shift from reliance on protective regulations and US content, to an unregulated environment in which they compete by delivering original Canadian content to an international audience.
Article says mobile television suffering from low popularity in Europe.
Shaw Communications has placed large ads in local newspapers urging readers to write to the CRTC and the Heritage Minister to complain about programming funded by the Canadian Television Fund.
Quebecor says new wireless technology being held back by "oligopoly" of incumbent wireless operators Rogers, Telus and Bell.
Rogers angrily dismisses rumours it may have plans to acquire Shaw.
Rogers opposes proposal to limit portion of wireless spectrum auction to smaller competitors at a discount.
Rogers opposes subsidizing wireless spectrum for new entrants, says doing so would finance spectrum "flips" if foreign ownership restrictions lifted.
Rogers critical of discounts for new wireless market entrants in planned spectrum action.
E-mail exchange between Torstar CEO and editor of The Tyee concerning story on media concentration.
Columnist perplexed by Shaw CEO's criticism of successful Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys.
Private broadcasters argue programming diversity strengthened by industry consolidation.
Rogers says in the right circumstances, it would consider acquiring Shaw Communications, the second-largest cable company in Canada.
Shaw rearranges Calgary channel lineup for third time in nine months.
Report suggests disproportionate media attention paid to presentations by large players at CRTC diversity hearings.
Astral Media tells CRTC diversity hearing that gatekeeper role of cable companies and other broadcast distributors constitutes greatest threat to media diversity in Canada.
Hour-long homegrown dramas are conspicuously absent on Canadian television.
Article questions need for CRTC diversity hearings, notes investment analysts are concerned that hearings will affect capital markets.
CRTC seeks broadcaster comments on scenarios for potential media concentration limits.
Columnist praises CRTC-commissioned report on reforms to Canadian broadcasting regulations.
Interview with XM executives awaiting clearance on merger with Sirius.
Television industry reportedly "livid" about CRTC-commissioned report on potential changes to Canadian broadcasting regulation.
Columnist complains broadcasting industry displays counterintuitive reaction to suggestions CRTC may loosen regulation.
ACTRA says it welcomes a CRTC-commissioner report on regulatory reforms.
Columnist predicts CanWest could become even more highly leveraged if it is required to buy out a portion of Goldman Sachs' interest during a recession.
CanWest is confident that it will not be required to increase its financial contribution to address foreign ownership concerns in its acquisition of Alliance Atlantis with Goldman Sachs as majority partner.
TVA has scheduled its two top-rated shows opposite CBC's top rated show on Sunday night.
Executives predict a long hiatus before further media sector takeovers occur in Canada.
CRTC releases commissioned report recommending it consider changes to central features of current television regulations, including simulcasting, Canadian content in prime time, genre protections for cable networks, and CRTC enforcement powers.
CRTC set to release report it commissioned on ways to maximize the reliance of the broadcasting sector on market forces.
Article says CanWest management not phased by tough reputation of CRTC chair, contends precedent for allowing approval of majority foreign ownership of a Canadian broadcaster.
CanWest CEO confident that CRTC will approve Goldman Sachs acquisition of Alliance Atlantis on the basis of shareholders' agreement granting programming control to CanWest.
Article says public radio stations are closest to reaching an agreement with music industry over royalties for Internet broadcasts.
CTV agrees to keep news truck suspended from side of former CHUM-City building it recently acquired, but vehicle will be rebranded.
Issues of timing, quality, access likely to plague conversion from analog to digital broadcasting system.
Global restores original call sign of its CH Victoria station.
Recent examples of extra fees for sports programming seen as tip of the iceberg in decline of content included as part of basic cable.
One of the biggest media companies in Turkey is up for sale and CanWest Global rumored to be a potential buyer.
Apple has escalated a dispute with NBC over the pricing of television shows by announcing it would not sell any of NBC's programs for this fall season on iTunes.
Federal broadcast regulators say Rogers is on the hook for $20-million that CHUM was to have contributed toward various initiatives as a result of its 2004 takeover of Craig Media Inc.
Video-sharing website YouTube and the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers have reached a deal to compensate artists whose music is used in video clips.
Although the sale of Alliance Atlantis still requires regulatory approval, several on the company's top executives have been let go.
Rogers executives tell the CRTC their plans to revive CityTV include rebuilding the network's prime-time schedule and searching out a high-profile downtown Toronto headquarters.
The head of broadcasting at Rogers Communications says the CityTV stations are unlikely to turn a profit until the third year of the cable firm's ownership.
Columnist discusses record profits, consolidation and the Canadian Television Fund with Jim Shaw, CEO of Shaw Communications.
Google CEO says his company will likely move ahead with plans to bid for wireless spectrum freed up once U.S. broadcast television networks switch to digital from analog in 2009.
ACTRA says that if decisions about Canada's broadcasting system are made in boardrooms in New York and Los Angeles, Canadians will lose their cultural sovereignty and national identity.
Alliance Atlantis reported a 65 per cent increase in quarterly profit, one day before its takeover by CanWest/Goldman Sachs was set to close.
Satellite TV giants DirecTV Group and EchoStar Communications have reported diverging second-quarter financial results.
A new study by Statistics Canada reveals that iPods and satellite radio haven't killed traditional radio.
Columnist says that with Leonard Asper moving the heart of CanWest's business to Toronto and the Craig family selling the A-channel network, the potential of Winnipeg becoming a national media powerhouse has evaporated.
Stats-Can report says that private radio's advertising revenue increased 5.3% to $1.4 billion in 2006.
A new report says Canada's private radio industry profits were "substantial" in 2006, but revenues varied based on broadcast language and market size.
A study finds that U.S. consumers are shifting their attention away from traditional, advertising-supported media in favour of paid entertainment such as video games, the Internet and cable TV.
A report forecasts media spending in the U.S. by consumers, advertisers, marketing services and institutions will rise an average of 6.7% a year to $1.2 trillion in 2011
The CRTC has denied an application by Shaw Cable to offer video-on-demand programming containing commercial messages sourced from American broadcasters.
Report authors say that the Internet presents newspapers with an opportunity to make up for lost circulation and readership.
Columnist explains that TV signal providers have little control over the complex factors that determine the volume levels for television shows and commercials.
The CRTC has rejected Alliance Atlantis' argument that "CSI: NY" offered History Television viewers "a critically acclaimed look at forensic policing in post-9/11 New York City."
CanWest to air a Canadian version of Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?".
Warren Kinsella suggests that the popularity of the Internet is surging because conventional media companies are moving their content online.
CRTC rules that the crime-drama CSI has nothing to do with the mandate of the History Channel and has ordered its removal.
The BBC says the perceived lack of international news on U.S. mainstream broadcasters will be used to create a bigger market for its global TV news service.
According to the Newspaper Association of America, more than 59 million Americans visited newspaper Web sites during the second quarter of 2007, a 7.7 percent increase over 2006.
Telus has stopped selling Amp'd Mobile Canada products after U.S. parent company of the wireless service filled for bankruptcy.
A broadcasting industry report says advertisers have almost doubled their spending on online marketing to $1 billion in 2006 from $562 million in 2005.
CanWest says it will use bridge financing instead of a high-yield debt offering to fund its takeover bid of Alliance Atlantis.
CanWest and U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs release their plan to split-up Alliance Atlantis.
A new national pay TV service to use the "Superchannel" brand.
Ottawa's CHRI Christian radio station rails against the CRTC's "balance" policy that requires airing views of other faiths.
A new Internet video website plans to service a growing demand for high-definition-like video.
The CRTC is calling for input on a proposed new broadcasting industry code intended to ensure equality in the portrayal of people with disabilities, visible minorities and aboriginal peoples in the media.
Study says Americans viewed more than 8.3 billion video streams online in May, 2007.
A new study reports almost 50 cents of every dollar flowing into the Canadian telecom sector now comes from cellular or Internet service.
CTVglobemedia has announced that Richard Gray, Station Manager for A-Channel Vancouver Island, will become the head of news for A-Channel stations nationwide.
Research shows 19% of Americans now watch Web video in a typical day, while 57% have viewed online video at least once.
Advertisers look to Asia for lessons on how to reach younger audiences as they drift away from traditional mass media such as paid-for newspapers and mainstream television networks.
In a move toward self-regulation, Telecom competitors have joined forces to file a proposal for the creation of an independent agency to handle consumer complaints.
Article notes that most citizen-submitted questions in the CNN/YouTube U.S. presidential debate reflected a cynicism toward government.
XM and Sirius Satellite Radio executives have announced pricing plans that they said would let customers choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are combined.
A market-research firm forecasts that 24 million Americans will be watching video on their mobile phones by 2010, up from seven million today.
CanWest has confirmed that it is holding talks regarding a Canadian version of Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters says traditional media companies should be allowed to merge to compete with unregulated content providers.
VisionTV, a multi-faith channel, says it will monitor one of its shows more closely after it broadcast a lecture by an Islamic preacher who said scripture requires Muslims to either fight jihad or finance it.
Peter Viner, a longstanding CanWest senior executive has announced his retirement.
Canadian media companies want mergers judged on a case-by-case basis.
Google and Sling Media executives say the Internet will give new life to the television industry.
Shares in the operator of XM Canada are sitting at roughly a third of its initial public offering price.
Columnist says Internet radio broadcasters and the music industry are closer to resolving a dispute over higher royalty fees for streaming music online.
Shaw Communications is increasing shareholder dividends by $43-million to $285-million in its third quarter.
Columnist says the challenge for Internet start-up, Joost, is to balance content provider's copyright and licensing concerns with the features and functionality expected by online video audiences.
CanWest says its revenues increased seven per cent to $738 million in the third quarter, largely on the strength of its Canadian publishing and Australian TV operations.
CanWest shares have fallen 10 per cent since announcing the decision not to sell its Australian TV network.
Astral's chief executive officer says his company is open to more media acquisitions after spending more than $1-billion to buy Standard Broadcasting.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters calls on the government to address the problems surrounding "an increasingly complex and fragmented copyright regime".
Corus chief executive officer John Cassaday plans to argue against lifting restrictions on U.S. cable channels when CRTC hearings are held on rules governing specialty channels in January.
The chief executive of Corus Entertainment has hinted that the company is looking for an alliance with a major Canadian broadcaster to boost profits for its television stations.
An industry expert says high data rates charged by Rogers Communications - caused by a lack of competition in Canada's wireless industry - is the main reason why Canadians don't yet have the Apple iPhone.
Rogers Media is optimistic that its plans to buy a multicultural channel in Vancouver will be approved by the CRTC, despite its pending purchase of CityTV Vancouver.
David Onley, a long-time reporter, anchor and host of CITY-TV in Toronto, will be the next lieutenant-governor of Ontario.
Corus says its third-quarter profit increased to $29.6-million from $23.2-million a year-earlier, led by growth from its broadcasting businesses.
Columnist says advertisers have been reluctant to place ads online because they are more comfortable with traditional and predictable mediums such as television.
Rogers bid to purchase a multicultural television station in Vancouver must be approved by the CRTC.
Columnist says that with the computer replacing the television for a growing number of people, advertisers are replacing the 30-second TV spot with online quizzes and games.
Investors have voted to approve CanWest Global's privatization of its newspaper income trust.
Report says revenues for the Canadian television broadcasting industry reached slightly more than $6 billion in 2006.
StatsCan data show profits before interest and taxes for private conventional television fell 62.5% from $242.7 million in 2005 to $90.9 million in 2006.
Statistics Canada says pay-per-view television, video-on-demand, specialty channels, and a return of NHL hockey contributed to an 8.2 per cent increase in revenue for Canadian television broadcasters in 2006.
Conrad Black's fraud trial in Chicago has provided a glimpse into his back room dealings with CanWest's Izzy Asper.
Columnist says emerging high-definition radio technology is becoming a competitor to satellite radio.
Rogers has told the CRTC that it will sell OMNI stations in Vancouver and Winnipeg in an effort to clear the way for its $375-million purchase of the CITY-TV network.
Jim Shaw Jr. is again threatening to pull his company's support of the $265-million Canadian Television Fund.
FRIENDS spot survey shows that more than a third of CBC’s weekly prime time schedule was devoted to foreign shows.
New deal allows CTV to distribute content from Viacom-owned, Comedy Central across platforms such as TV, broadband, video-on-demand and mobile.
A new study suggests that unionized journalists in Canada believe that their bosses put profits before good journalism.
Columnist says that CanWest wants to tap into Canada's thriving ethnic media readership, but new automated 'instant translation' of newspapers yields instant frustration.
Investment analyst sites lack of certainty with respect to its Goldman Sachs deal and poor performance of its television assets as reasons to stay away from CanWest stock.
CTVglobemedia reveals that the CRTC told the company it would be in for a lengthy battle if the forced sale of CityTV was challenged.
After 24 years with the broadcaster, Jay Switzer will step down as president and CEO of CHUM once new owners, CTVglobemedia, take over in July.
Columnist says a flurry of recent broadcast deals has convinced the owner of Canada's third largest sports network to put The Score up for sale.
Peter Liba, Manitoba's former lieutenant-governor and a founding member of CanWest Global Communications, has passed away.
An industry analyst suggests CanWest might need to boost its stake in Alliance Atlantis to 56% from 29% to allay foreign ownership concerns.
Blog post questions whether CanWest Global's decision not to sell its Australian television network will give the company sufficient resources to participate in a bid for BCE.
CanWest Global says it plans to take control of its Australian subsidiary after reports that a six-month auction failed to find a buyer at an acceptable price.
Columnist outlines Rogers Communications' plan to become a major player in Canadian television.
Columnist says New Media has dominated the conversation at this year's Banff World Television Festival.
The A-Channel network, a collection of seven small television stations, is expected to be given a makeover as its new owner, CTVglobemedia, looks to revitalize the struggling broadcaster.
FRIENDS says Ottawa's A-Channel may be sold to Rogers in the next few months.
FRIENDS says the company may eventually want to add the "Rogers" brand to the CityTV stations.
CEP says Canada's big media corporations are now in the position of choosing their competitors behind closed doors.
Rogers agrees to buy the five Citytv television stations CTVglobemedia was ordered to sell in a deal valued at approximately $375 million.
Article says $375 million deal will increase Rogers' TV presence in Canada's largest markets.
TV website Joost seeks to land legitimate content deals with major networks to move Web TV into the mainstream.
Columnist says History TV, Canada's history-oriented cable channel, is violating its programming mission by airing CSI: NY.
FRIENDS applauds the CRTC decision requiring CTVglobemedia to sell CHUM's CityTV stations but allowing them to keep its A-Channel stations.
FRIENDS comments on potential buyers for CHUM's CityTV stations in a CBC Radio One interview.
Columnist says Quebecor and Rogers could find themselves in a bidding war for CHUM's CityTV stations.
FRIENDS says CRTC decision is good for viewers, advertisers and competition and diversity in the Canadian broadcasting system.
Columnist says the CRTC decision will lead to the collapse of a deal CTV struck to sell A-Channel stations to Rogers Communications.
Canadian Satellite Radio, which operates XM Canada, says president and chief operating officer Stephen Tapp will be stepping down.
The CRTC has not approved the transfer of five CityTV stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver to CTVglobemedia.
Columnist says CanWest MediaWorks has chosen to schedule much of its required Canadian programming midseason to fill in slots left vacant by canceled U.S. series.
Canadian actors advocate for more Canadian programming at CanWest MediaWorks' fall TV preview event.
CanWest MediaWorks has presented a fall TV line-up for Global Television and the newly rebranded E! network loaded with U.S. programming.
Video of Canadian actors Gordon Pinsent, Colin Mochrie, Wendy Crewson among those marching at Global's fall television lineup announcement.
Global National, Canada's most-watched national newscast, to be broadcast from new, high-tech digs near Parliament Hill.
Actors says domestic broadcasters spent 20% more on U.S. shows in 2006, and $12 million less on Canadian shows.
Columnist says little has changed in the fall lineup for CityTV and A-Channel because a proposed takeover bid from CTVglobemedia requires CRTC approval.
CTV to air Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis.
CTV's fall 2007 television schedule to include seven new American shows.
Actors and representatives of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists are planning a rally outside the CanWest Global presentation of its fall television lineup.
Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show tells CTV "You've done a great job there, airing all those American shows and taking credit for them."
Larche Communications and Rogers are set to swap ownership of KICX 106 in Kitchener-Waterloo for CICX-FM in Orillia, Ontario.
Columnist says little has been done to advance negotiations between Canadian and U.S. broadcasters for the digital rights to many American television shows.
CanWest Global is selling off its stake in one of the country's biggest free newspapers in Vancouver and Ottawa.
Calgary is home to both winners of the 2007 Dalton Camp Award, an annual essay contest on the link between democratic values and the quality of media in Canada.
Canadian broadcasters are set to battle for domestic advertising dollars at competing 'upfront' events.
Article says Canadian television network executives are banking on U.S. hit programs to fuel media takeover bids.
The public broadcast regulator has allowed Alliance Atlantis to split and form a separate, numbered company to hold properties – primarily its cable channels – whose sale are subject to CRTC regulation.
A stock rating agency has placed CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund under review following an announcement by the Fund’s parent that it intends to take the Fund, which owns many of Canada’s daily newspapers, private.
FRIENDS says Canadian private broadcasters enjoy a substantial amount of public funding every year that is intended to encourage more Canadian content.
U.S. Spanish language TV channel to air a drama series with no commercials, just brand integration.
Analyst says CanWest Global's involvement in a bid for telecom giant BCE may be a ruse to peer into the books of one of its main media rivals.
Canadian broadcasters capped off their Los Angeles Screenings by pulling out their wallets in a bid for potential 2007-08 primetime hits.
Article says CanWest Global has signed up as a partner on a bid for BCE led by U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.
CanWest Global has purchased thirteen U.S. dramas and one U.S. comedy for its new fall television lineup.
Sources say CTV and Rogers will pay between $10-million and $15-million per season for the rights to broadcast National Football League games.
FRIENDS releases data that show Canada's private broadcasters are spending more on American programs than ever before.
FRIENDS says Canadian private broadcasters spent $479 million on foreign dramas in 2006, while only spending $70.9 million on domestic dramas.
Columnist says the globalization of U.S. television is more evident at this year's Los Angeles Screenings than ever before.
XM says a software glitch disrupted service to many of the company's 8 million subscribers for about a day.
Columnist says media activists should organize grassroots campaigns against the CRTC to combat the power of Canada's large media conglomerates.
FRIENDS says Canadian TV broadcasters, which receive more than $200-million in public assistance, are buying more U.S. programming than ever before.
Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC Television, predicts increased commercial minutes on Canadian TV will drain funds from the public broadcaster as advertisers spend more money on CTV and Global.
Columnist says Canadian broadcasters looking to buy foreign shows will find U.S. networks are moving away from serialized dramas and toward series with self-contained episodes.
Canadian media guilds express disappointment that CRTC television policy changes did not include re-imposing expenditure requirements for domestic programming.
Reality shows, comedy and specials will factor heavily in CTV's summer schedule.
The CRTC reports that revenues for private radio hit $1.4 billion in 2006, up 5.7 per cent from 2005.
The CRTC has denied a bid by Canada's conventional television networks to charge fees to cable and satellite companies, but will remove restrictions on advertising time limits.
FRIENDS says the CRTC followed its procedures when it refused to consider CTVglobemedia's offer to sell up to three CityTV stations to push through its takeover of CHUM.
Growth in broadcast advertising and worldwide sales of the CSI television series has pushed Alliance Atlantis first-quarter profit to $41.2-million.
In preparation for possible labour unrest this fall, Hollywood executives have been pushing up shooting schedules, ordering more reality TV programs and renegotiating with writers to turn in their film scripts earlier than usual.
The federal broadcast regulator says CTVglobemedia did not follow proper process when it offered to sell up to three Citytv television stations in an attempt to push through its $1.7-billion purchase of CHUM.
BBM Nielsen data show that the ratings for the 2006-2007 television season were the poorest in CBC history.
Joost, an Internet-based TV service, says it has raised $45-million (U.S.) from five investors including CBS and Viacom.
CanWest CEO says valuable local content gives newspapers the edge against new online competitors.
CTVglobemedia has offered to sell a Citytv station in Winnipeg and possibly two others in Calgary and Edmonton to push through its $1.7-billion purchase of CHUM Ltd.
CanWest Global Communications has entered a lockup agreement to sell CanWest MediaWorks (NZ) Ltd. to an Australian private equity firm for an expected $314M.
A CRTC report shows Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view television and video-on-demand enjoyed a 12.4% increase in revenues in 2006.
CTVglobemedia tells the CRTC there will be no overlap of programming between its over-the-air CTV stations and the CityTV outlets it wants to purchase from CHUM.
A supportive quote from Peter Herrndorf, a current member of CBC's board of directors, has been included in CTVglobemedia's application to acquire CHUM - a deal the CBC opposes.
Sirius Satellite Radio lost $144.7-million (U.S.) or 10 cents per share in its first quarter of 2007.
Article says that if the CRTC approves the CTVglobemedia $1.4-billion takeover of CHUM, the deal will require an unprecedented bending of federal rules.
CRTC commissioner calls CTVglobemedia's request to own two major TV stations in five Canadian cities a monumental exemption from longstanding CRTC broadcasting policy.
The CRTC forces CTV executives to provide assurances a merged CTVglobemedia/CHUM would not simply milk profits and stifle attempts at creative TV programming.
CTVglobemedia wants the CRTC to make an exception and allow the company to own two TV stations in a market because CHUM's CityTV stations need CTV's injection of cash to stay afloat.
Columnist calls the move by CanWest to turn over programming for its CH stations to an American company devoted to reporting on U.S. showbiz a "theft of our airwaves".
Rogers' CEO was the cable company's highest paid executive in 2006 with a compensation package worth $16.37-million.
Industry analysts say CTVglobemedia and Quebecor may look at initial public offerings to capitalize on a renewed interest in media stocks.
The CRTC chair says the government wants to move quickly toward less regulation, but if the telecommunications industry does not demonstrate is it capable of policing its own behavior, it will face consequences.
Columnist says Rosie O'Donnell's departure from 'The View' is newsworthy and emblematic of present U.S. culture because right-wing media figures have silenced a left-leaning woman.
The CRTC is reviewing an application by Rogers Communications to start a pay audio service which could be used to stream music to cellphones and Internet receivers in cars.
Article profiles the battle for Quebec's radio listeners between Astral and Corus.
A CanWest partnership is set to launch two new community newspapers in the Ottawa area.
Global Television has announced that its sister network, CH, will be adopting the branding and programming of the U.S.-based E! Entertainment Television Network.
A regulatory filing shows Sirius Satellite Radio paid its CEO Mel Karmazin $4.3 million in 2006.
At a Clear Channel radio station in Texas, advertisers will sponsor an hour of programming, during which a D.J. will promote its product conversationally in what the company calls 'integration'.
Columnist says Leonard and Izzy Asper's rush for media convergence led to Hollinger getting the better end of the deal for its Canadian newspapers in 2000.
The Television Bureau of Canada, the agency that screens ads for private broadcasters, is at the centre of controversy over efforts to protect the public from advertising deemed inappropriate for TV.
Heritage Minister Bev Oda says the government will implement most of the recommendations in a Senate report on news media, but that CBC must introduce programming that is relevant to Canadians before funding levels are determined.
News organizations such as The New York Times and The Washington Post have purchased Internet keyword advertising promoting their coverage of the recent shooting at Virginia Tech.
The co-founder of the company that produced Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'This Hour has 22 Minutes' is starting a new film and television production company focused on family and children's entertainment.
JR Shaw, founder and executive chairman of Shaw Communications, says his companies will not be sold, at least while he is around.
The president of XM Canada's parent company Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings says he is disappointed by sales of satellite radio subscriptions.
Canadian networks are attempting to gain additional advertising revenue and combat the spread of digital piracy by offering TV shows over the web.
Astral Media's chief executive officer says satellite radio is not likely to have a significant impact on the traditional radio business.
CBC's Hockey Night in Canada nabbed 2.8 million viewers on April 7th, its highest ever for a regular-season game.
Industry analyst says Rogers' proposed purchase of CHUM assets may create more competition for U.S. programming and drive up costs for CTV and CanWest.
Agreement would see Rogers purchase CHUM assets - six A-Channel stations, ACCESS Alberta, CLT and SexTV - from CTVglobemedia.
Britain's communications regulator says Channel 4 could go bankrupt after 2012 if it does not receive financial help.
Google has reached a deal to auction ads on 125 television channels on behalf of U.S. satellite provider EchoStar Communications.
NBC Universal plans to launch 20 TV channels across Europe, Asia and Latin America in a drive to more than double broadcasting revenue outside the United States.
Columnist says CanWest may not get the target $1.5-billion to $1.8-billion sale price for its Australian television network.
XM Canada and Rogers have announced an agreement to provide XM Canada content on Rogers Wireless, Cable and Internet platforms.
Corus Entertainment has announced a joint venture to start a children's channel that will broadcast in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The 2007 JUNO Awards on CTV reached 3.7 million Canadians who tuned in at some point in the broadcast.
EMI has announced a deal that will allow Apple to sell the record company's songs online without copy protection software.
A new report argues Web television will find it difficult to challenge the economics of mass broadcasting.
Columnist says the recent announcement from the News Corporation and NBC Universal of a new online video venture shows a big change in how traditional media companies approach new media.
Sirius Satellite Radio will offer an in-vehicle TV network in 2008 models of DaimlerChrysler cars and trucks.
Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy says CTV's decision to bump the Junos for 'The Amazing Race' left an indelible impression that Canadian culture took a back seat to commercial interests.
Columnist explores options and trends in Internet radio.
CTV has yielded to pressure from artists, record labels and managers and will not bump the Junos for an American reality series - last minute change will result in a 4-hour tape delay in host Saskatchewan.
A CRTC report shows Canadian private broadcasters spent $688-million on foreign television programming in 2006, an increase of more than 12 per cent from the previous year.
FRIENDS questions the stewardship of the CRTC for allowing Canadian broadcasters to spend more on foreign television programming than on Canadian.
Rather than compete with the U.S. reality TV show 'The Amazing Race', CTV has moved The Juno Award broadcast to a later time slot in most Canadian markets.
David W. Kerr and David A. Leslie have been appointed to the board of directors for Canwest Global.
Columnist says that a bid by a cable channel featuring Canada's multicultural reality to become part of 'basic cable' may be stymied by opposition from Cogeco, Shaw and Rogers.
Observers warn that online video piracy in Canada may increase because of 'geo-blocking' - blocking content based on ip address - if Canadian and American broadcasters aren't able to settle licensing issues.
An application for a new TV channel catering to the visually impaired is being opposed by Canwest Global, Rogers and Shaw because of a content deal signed with CTV.
The CRTC is set to shuffle the list of channels available to cable and satellite subscribers who buy the minimum packages offered.
Article states News Corp. and NBC Universal are building an online video service designed to break the dominance of Google Inc.'s YouTube.
Tacky programs and a focus on scandals make a founder of Britain's Channel 4 say the broadcaster has lost its soul.
XM Canada tells subscribers that following a merger of Sirius and XM in the U.S., they expect that existing hardware will be able to receive programming from both services.
New deal will allow Canadian advertisers to geo-target online advertising to reach Canadian visitors on NYTimes.com
Article comments that Canadian satellite radio subscribers are caught in the middle of the proposed U.S. satellite radio merger, and may see their service and monthly fees change.
The U.S. Library of Congress Copyright Royalty Board has agreed to reconsider a decision to increase royalties for music played on the Internet.
U.S. Broadcasters and online companies are challenging a copyright ruling that they say could cripple the emerging business of offering music broadcasts over the Internet.
New 'media consumption data collection devices' detect signals sent by both television and radio broadcasters and provide precise information on what people are listening to or watching.
Article says that despite creating very little content, Google has rewritten the rules for content delivery and has become the most valuable media company in the world.
New music service offers both personalized track choice and portability.
The president of Astral Media Radio, who is in negotiations to buy Standard Radio, says media consolidation is financially advantageous but care must be taken not to lose diversity of voices and regional content.
XM Canada makes up 90,000 customers by counting satellite radios installed in new cars as they roll off the production line as subscribers.
Viacom, the owner of MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and other cable networks has filed a $1-billion (U.S.) copyright lawsuit against the video-sharing site and corporate owner Google.
Study shows that the pace of change in the media industry has accelerated in the past year.
Web radio companies such as Pandora and Last.fm see themselves as radio brands of the future.
TV executives say legitimate video download websites are allowing audiences to consume content in the way they want, while still respecting the broadcaster's business models and the creator's copyright.
The U.S. government has adopted a big increase in the royalties that Web radio companies must pay record companies and artists.
CHUM Ltd. has signed a deal with upstart web-television player Joost to supply TV shows to the new Internet service.
Osprey Media, one of the oldest names in Canadian publishing, may be selling the family business.
Alliance Atlantis, which hopes to be acquired by CanWest Global and U.S. based Goldman Sachs, posted a fourth quarter loss of $16.6 million.
XM Canada has struck a deal with Air Canada for exclusive programming of in-flight music channels.
Blog posting states the porn industry is planning to use the HD-DVD high definition DVD format rather than Sony's Blu-ray.
Sirius Satellite Radio, the broadcaster that is trying to buy rival XM Satellite Radio, posted a fourth-quarter loss of $245.6 million (USD).
Columnist says the Toronto Maple Leafs have emerged as a key bargaining chip in negotiations for a new National Hockey League television contract between CBC and CTV/TSN.
XM Satellite Radio, the broadcaster that is being acquired by its rival Sirius Satellite Radio, posted a fourth-quarter loss of $256.7 million (USD).
The President and Chief Operating Officer of XM Canada claims there will be no change in the service it delivers to Canadian Subscribers.
Article says over the past six years, the wildly popular Apple iPod has eaten into the potential market for satellite radio.
The marriage of XM and Sirius is being touted as a merger of equals in the U.S., but in Canada, Sirius - which is privately owned by the CBC, Standard Broadcasting and its U.S. parent - sees itself as the most valuable piece of the puzzle.
Quebecor Media took a $170-million hit in 2006, mainly for a hefty refinancing of debt and erosion of the value of television assets.
Columnist says the merger of XM and Sirius in the U.S. would leave little option but consolidation for XM Canada and Sirius Canada.
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio are planning a $13-billion (U.S.) merger that would create an industry monopoly if it clears U.S. antitrust laws.
E-newsletter posting says XM Satellite Radio Canada has no plans to offer CBC Radio 1, Radio 2 or Radio 3 to its subscribers.
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has scolded Global Television for two broadcasts that it says breached the CAB Code of Violence and Ethics.
Ratings show CTV had the five top-rated shows for the week ending Feb. 11, though hockey viewership was up on CBC.
A television industry observer calculates that cable companies have made hundreds of millions of dollars in extra revenue since the CRTC allowed them to increase their fees and pay a percentage into the Canadian Television Fund.
Only Imagine Inc.'s application to the CRTC to sell Canadian ads on cable feeds of popular U.S. channels such as CNN, A&E and TBS has run into opposition from the cable industry.
Ethnic Internet TV broadcaster JumpTV says it will raise $117.4-million in a share offering and is looking at acquisitions to expand its reach.
Quebecor's TVA Group saw fourth-quarter losses hit $13 million as operating expenses in the television group mounted and advertising revenues slipped.
Heritage Minister Beverley Oda passes the buck to the CRTC on Big Cable's withdrawal from the Canadian Television Fund
CanWest Global has confirmed it is considering a buyback of the income fund that owns newspapers such as The Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal and Montreal Gazette.
Wal-Mart has launched an online movie download store with digital versions of 3,000 films and television shows.
Article highlights a CRTC regulation that states cable companies must provide a community channel that encourages access, training and meaningful volunteer opportunities, and that up to 50% of airtime must be made available for independently produced community programs.
Shaw Communications has applied to the CRTC for permission to make USA Network available to Canadian subscribers.
Columnist offers a satirical response to assertion of Richard Stursberg, vice-president of CBC English TV, that certain media companies have a secret agenda when it comes to CBC.
Article says Rogers Communications is now the largest communications service provider in Canada by market value and may be interested in acquiring its cable counterpart in Western Canada, Shaw Communications.
Columnist says if Shaw Communications pulls its contributions from the Canadian Television Fund, Canadian productions such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, Trailer Park Boys, Little Mosque on the Prairie and most documentaries won't have the financing they need.
CRTC taxation on regulated television assets could bump the Alliance Atlantis purchase price by $125 million to $150 million.
Stock prices of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio took a blow after the U.S. regulator indicated that a merger between the two companies would likely be blocked.
A CBC study states that the potential for network program distribution over the Internet is just beginning to be tapped.
The founders of the Skype internet telephony service are launching what they call the "world's first broadcast quality, piracy-proof internet TV service."
FRIENDS says there is good chance the CRTC will not allow the Alliance Atlantis sale to CanWest and an American investment bank because of Canada's foreign ownership rules.
Merger activity has increased stock market interest in Canadian media companies.
A business analyst has warned the company that operates XM satellite radio in Canada may run out of cash before it turns a profit, and may be forced to suspend royalty payments to its U.S. partner.
The Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada will urge the CRTC to deny approval of the Alliance Atlantis purchase on grounds that it is largely financed by a foreign company.
Goldman Sachs's options for cashing out on its investment in Alliance Atlantis include a multibillion-dollar offering of TV assets in 2010.
The company that brought XM satellite radio to Canada had a net loss of $23.9 million during the three-month period ending Nov. 30, 2006.
CanWest CEO says his company will control the content programming and will control the voting shares in the joint venture with U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Media unions say the purchase of Alliance Atlantis will have consequences for Canadian audiences, content creators, advertisers and media employees.
Without high TV profits, CanWest could risk holding less than half of the company in 2011 when CanWest and Goldman Sachs divide the shares of the recently formed joint-venture.
The CRTC will need to uncover who has control in the CanWest/Goldman Sachs joint venture to determine whether the Alliance Atlantis purchase meets foreign ownership rules.
The CEO of Shaw Communications says he's prepared to breach CRTC regulations and stop contributing five per cent of his company's revenues to the Canadian Television Fund.
$2.3 billion dollar deal will, if finalized, give CanWest access to 13 specialty channels including Showcase and Food Network Canada.
Sirius Satellite Radio has given radio shock jock Howard Stern a stock-based bonus of nearly US$83-million.
A new device that streams digital entertainment from computers to televisions will make Apple a new competitor to cable and satellite TV operators.
The senior executive that had been steering NBC's new broadband initiatives will now spearhead the search engine's effort to "monetize" Google Video and YouTube.
Article says a CanWest acquisition of Alliance Atlantis may pressure Astral and Corus into a merger, further concentrating the Canadian media industry.
XM Satellite Radio says it ended 2006 with 7.63 million U.S. subscribers, well short of its 9 million subscriber target.
A merger of Sirius and XM in the U.S. would create a messy situation for Canadian satellite radio companies that are reliant on foreign programming.
Canadian media companies scramble to forge a business model for video-on-demand that will resonate with digital TV viewers.
Rogers Communications to market "Chinese Great Wall" TV package in Canada.
In 2007, traditional media companies are predicted to invest heavily in the online medium.
With satellite radio sinking deeper into the public consciousness, Sirius and XM may be looking to merge in an attempt to curb losses and appease investors.
Advertising pundits are predicting that streaming, Canadian online video will be the hot ad placement opportunity for 2007.
