Communications – Broadcaster Magazine http://broadcastermagazine.com Canada's Communications Magazine Wed, 18 Jan 2024 14:44:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 CRTC Appoints Chief Consumer Officer http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/crtc-appoints-chief-consumer-officer/1001666927/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/crtc-appoints-chief-consumer-officer/1001666927/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2024 02:19:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/crtc-appoints-chief-consumer-officer/1001666927/ CRTC Chairman, Jean-Pierre Blais, is  pleased to announce the creation of the position of Chief Consumer Officer and the appointment of Barbara Motzney to this position. Barbara will assume her duties starting on October 1. The Chief Consumer Officer’s role…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/crtc-appoints-chief-consumer-officer/1001666927/feed/ 0 Astral Unveils Annual Report on Web and Mobile Devices http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/astral-unveils-annual-report-on-web-and-mobile-devices/1000704446/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/astral-unveils-annual-report-on-web-and-mobile-devices/1000704446/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2024 09:40:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/astral-unveils-annual-report-on-web-and-mobile-devices/1000704446/ Astral Media Inc.  today unveiled its interactive Annual Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, available online and on mobile devices. The Fiscal 2024 financial and operational highlights for Astral and its business units are presented in a…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/astral-unveils-annual-report-on-web-and-mobile-devices/1000704446/feed/ 0 W Network to Premiere Breast Cancer Documentary http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/w-network-to-premiere-breast-cancer-documentary/1000549058/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/w-network-to-premiere-breast-cancer-documentary/1000549058/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2024 05:05:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/w-network-to-premiere-breast-cancer-documentary/1000549058/ In honour of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, W Network, in association with Rethink Breast Cancer, is pleased to announce the broadcast premiere of About Her. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Phyllis Ellis and featuring the voice of Canadian…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/w-network-to-premiere-breast-cancer-documentary/1000549058/feed/ 0 Corus Announces Voluntary U.S. Deregistration http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/corus-announces-voluntary-u-s-deregistration/1000541174/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/corus-announces-voluntary-u-s-deregistration/1000541174/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2024 02:54:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/corus-announces-voluntary-u-s-deregistration/1000541174/ Corus Entertainment Inc. announced today that it has filed a Form 15F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission   with the intention of voluntarily terminating the registration of its Class B Non-Voting Shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/corus-announces-voluntary-u-s-deregistration/1000541174/feed/ 0 TVO Launches Honoured Citizen Facebook Game http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tvo-launches-honoured-citizen-facebook-game/1000514320/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tvo-launches-honoured-citizen-facebook-game/1000514320/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2024 04:14:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/tvo-launches-honoured-citizen-facebook-game/1000514320/ TVO gives Facebook politics a whole new meaning and takes another step in promoting citizen engagement with the launch of Honoured Citizen,  a multi-player social media game that runs on the Facebook Platform. Developed for TVO by Lazar Entertainment, Honoured…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tvo-launches-honoured-citizen-facebook-game/1000514320/feed/ 0 WABE 2024 Registration Opens http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/wabe-2011-registration-opens/1000512121/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/wabe-2011-registration-opens/1000512121/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2024 02:21:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/wabe-2011-registration-opens/1000512121/ This year’s WABE convention will be held at the Shaw Convention Centre in Edmonton from November 6-8, 2024. We hope to fill 60+ booths and our papers chair persons are already lining up some timely topics for all areas of…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/wabe-2011-registration-opens/1000512121/feed/ 0 Ryerson’s DMZ Home to Hot Entrepreneurs http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/ryersons-dmz-home-to-hot-entrepreneurs/1000510552/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/ryersons-dmz-home-to-hot-entrepreneurs/1000510552/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2024 05:40:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/ryersons-dmz-home-to-hot-entrepreneurs/1000510552/  Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone  is proud to congratulate resident entrepreneurs Justin Hein and Monica Mei for their recent recognition from the Globe and Mail’s Report on Small Business. The founders of budget-tracking application Spenz and WhatImWear.in, described as the “visual…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/ryersons-dmz-home-to-hot-entrepreneurs/1000510552/feed/ 0 Tony Burman Appointed to Research Chair at Ryerson University http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tony-burman-appointed-to-research-chair-at-ryerson-university/1000506643/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tony-burman-appointed-to-research-chair-at-ryerson-university/1000506643/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2024 04:48:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/tony-burman-appointed-to-research-chair-at-ryerson-university/1000506643/ Tony Burman, has been appointed the Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News Media and Technology in Ryerson*s School of Journalism in the Faculty of Communication & Design. The appointment takes effect September 1, 2024. As CBC*s Editor-in-Chief from 2024-2007,…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/tony-burman-appointed-to-research-chair-at-ryerson-university/1000506643/feed/ 0 BCE Announces Closing of $345-million Preferred Share Offering http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bce-announces-closing-of-345-million-preferred-share-offering/1000504568/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bce-announces-closing-of-345-million-preferred-share-offering/1000504568/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2024 03:57:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/bce-announces-closing-of-345-million-preferred-share-offering/1000504568/ BCE Inc. announced today that it has closed its previously announced public offering of Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series AK, by a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. As…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bce-announces-closing-of-345-million-preferred-share-offering/1000504568/feed/ 0 Bell Canada To Pay Maximum Fine for Misleading Advertising http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bell-canada-to-pay-maximum-fine-for-misleading-advertising/1000498041/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bell-canada-to-pay-maximum-fine-for-misleading-advertising/1000498041/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2024 03:15:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/bell-canada-to-pay-maximum-fine-for-misleading-advertising/1000498041/ Bell Canada must pay a $10 million penalty, the maximum amount allowed under the country’s Competition Act, for misleading advertising for its Internet, satellite TV, home phone and wireless services. The Competition Bureau says Bell has agreed to stop making…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/bell-canada-to-pay-maximum-fine-for-misleading-advertising/1000498041/feed/ 0 Paley Center and Banff Festival Announce The Summit at Banff http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/paley-center-and-banff-festival-announce-the-summit-at-banff/1000406150/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/paley-center-and-banff-festival-announce-the-summit-at-banff/1000406150/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2024 02:16:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/paley-center-and-banff-festival-announce-the-summit-at-banff/1000406150/ The Paley Center for Media and the Banff World Media Festival announced today the launch of The Summit at Banff, happening June 11 and 12, 2024, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta.  Taking place immediately preceding the…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/paley-center-and-banff-festival-announce-the-summit-at-banff/1000406150/feed/ 0 Report Says Telecom Industry to Remain Profitable http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/report-says-telecom-industry-to-remain-profitable/1000394923/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/report-says-telecom-industry-to-remain-profitable/1000394923/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2024 03:59:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/report-says-telecom-industry-to-remain-profitable/1000394923/ Canada’s telecommunications industry continues to be profitable, despite recent challenges and market disruptions.  New products and technologies, as well as growing demand for digital content and online options to traditoinal retail activities are said to support the industry’s financial health,…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/report-says-telecom-industry-to-remain-profitable/1000394923/feed/ 0 Canadian New Media Awards Rebrands http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/canadian-new-media-awards-rebrands/1000394917/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/canadian-new-media-awards-rebrands/1000394917/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2024 03:19:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/canadian-new-media-awards-rebrands/1000394917/ nextMEDIA is pleased to announce the next phase in digital media and cross platform, with the rebrand of its national awards program – the Canadian New Media Awards have been reborn as the Canadian Digital Media Awards or The Digis.…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/canadian-new-media-awards-rebrands/1000394917/feed/ 0 Cogeco and Variety Village Supports Children’s Technology Workshop http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/cogeco-and-variety-village-supports-children-s-technology-workshop/1000383220/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/cogeco-and-variety-village-supports-children-s-technology-workshop/1000383220/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2024 03:55:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/cogeco-and-variety-village-supports-children-s-technology-workshop/1000383220/ Cogeco Data Services, with Variety Village and the Children’s Technology Workshop, is offering children with special needs the opportunity to participate in a technology camp where they can explore animation, video game programming, robotics, graphic design and much more. “It’s…

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]]> http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/cogeco-and-variety-village-supports-children-s-technology-workshop/1000383220/feed/ 0 Cogeco Reports Q2 Financial Results http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/cogeco-reports-q2-financial-results/1000366707/ http://broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/cogeco-reports-q2-financial-results/1000366707/#respond Thu, 08 Apr 2024 06:35:00 +0000 http://pubx.broadcastermagazine.com/uncategorized/cogeco-reports-q2-financial-results/1000366707/ For the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2024, respectively: - Revenue increased by 5.1% to reach $320.4 million, and by 5.5% to reach $637.8 million; - Operating income before amortization(1) remained essentially the same at $122.6 million…

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