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CBC NN nabs CTV bureau chief

CBC/Radio-Canada specialty channel CBC News Network hired Sarah Galashan for the position of breaking news reporter with its Vancouver news steam, the public broadcaster said Thursday.

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Telus to retry share conversion in October

Telus Corp. rejected a Mason Capital Management LLC request that the company offer a “mandatory minimum premium” to voting shareholders and will again attempt to consolidate its voting and non-voting shares at a shareholders meeting in October.

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Cogeco approved to change station to talk radio

The CRTC approved an application from Cogeco Diffusion Inc. to operate French-language station CJMF-FM Quebec, or FM93, in a new talk radio format.

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CBC appoints new director for multi-platform news

CBC/Radio-Canada appointed David Walmsley as its new director of news content, the broadcaster said Tuesday.

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Liberals call on Tory government for cellphone legislation

The Conservative government should introduce legislation to regulate Canada’s wireless industry to ensure cellphone costs are “reasonable and consistent” across the country, Liberal industry and consumer affairs critic Geoff Regan said Wednesday.

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Vecima considering partnerships, new strategies

Vecima Networks Inc. is considering “partnerships, alternative strategic business models, a sale of assets or other transactions,” the company said Wednesday.

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Salmon Arm FM radio licence approved

The CRTC approved an application Tuesday from the Voice of the Shuswap Broadcast Society (VSBS) to operate a low-power community FM station in Salmon Arm, B.C.

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Apps, simplicity of use, to determine OTT device supremacy, analysts say

The strength of available apps and platform simplicity will be key factors determining the success of Apple Inc., Google Inc., Roku Inc. and Boxee Inc. as they compete for customers in the emerging North American over-the-top TV market, analysts say.

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Conventional broadcasters look at ‘mulitplexing’ to reduce costs, increase services

A CRTC decision to allow a Southern Ontario broadcaster to “multiplex” its over-the-air channel is the first of its kind in Canada and may pave the way for other conventional broadcast stations to offer more services at a lower cost, industry insiders said.

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DHX purchases Cookie Jar Entertainment

Canadian television production and distribution company DHX Media Ltd. has entered into a $111-million agreement to acquire Cookie Jar Entertainment to create Canada’s “largest children’s entertainment company,” DHX said Monday.

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