Rogers Communications is using its increased analog capacity to launch 10-15 new channels of pay-per-view programming this month in parts of Toronto, another move likely to rankle the 44 new specialty service applicants who have been told by Rogers and the…

With applications just filed for stations in Alberta and Victoria and regulatory approval for its bid to take control of Quebec-based ckmi-tv still to be had, the future of CanWest Global Communications waits in the wings….

On not your average day in April 1994, Arthur Weinthal, vp of entertainment programming at ctv, sat in his office at the network’s old building on Toronto’s Charles Street….

And they’re off….

With the first of the new-age distribution entities finally licensed, the crtc has held fast to the 5% line for contribution to Canadian production established by the cable companies….

January, and specialty fever is again breaking up the post-Christmas blues. While would-be new niche-service programmers take their strategies to the crtc for licensing round two and the six services launched a year ago soldier on, established specialties like The Learning…

Launched smack in the middle of Christmas special mayhem, Jake and the Kid held its own in December with a 2.8 average viewing audience over all demographics for the Dec. 23 episode, just slightly behind the 3.4 average for the premiere…

All things considered, it’s not unlikely the 13 full-time commissioners charged with monitoring Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications industry are relieved to see the end of 1995, a year characterized by more than just the usual regulatory headaches….

Rogers Communications is first out of the gate en route to listing its non-voting shares on the New York Stock Exchange and CanWest Global Communications is likely not far behind, as broadcasters begin capitalizing on the raised ceiling on foreign investment…

With u.s. sweeps week in progress and the usual scheduling fallout still on the horizon, Canadian broadcasters are already juggling properties to accommodate changing u.s. simulcasts and to make way for mid-season replacements….

The industry anticipated Baton Broadcasting Systems was in for a bit of a ride when Ivan Fecan came on as executive vp, coo in March. But nine months later, there are few not surprised by the new presence of the CTV…

The merging of CanWest Global and WIC Western International Communications could be a dream realized for Izzy Asper, but the morphing of the two Canadian broadcasters may mean the loss of one avenue of opportunity for producers to sell into, creating…