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Shaw Loses Customers, Profit Falls 8 Per Cent in Third Quarter

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Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:55am EDT By Alastair Sharp, Reuters Canada   TORONTO ... Canadian cable television provider Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO reported an 8 percent fall in...

Avengers star Patrick Macnee Dies, 93

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"Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry", the statement said. "He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them."

CRTC revokes AVR stations & Salt Spring license Effective July 25

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The CRTC revokes the broadcasting licences of Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR), which operated stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa under radio call sign CKAV, as well as Salt Spring Islands' CFSI-FM

Howard Stern: ‘I Won’t Return to America’s Got Talent’

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Stern says he’s leaving “America’s Got Talent” at the end of this season — but whether he’s serious or is negotiating publicly for a new contract remains to be seen.

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes Signs New Multi-Year Contract

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Ailes has always maintained an iron-fisted control of his domain. And he has always had a close relationship with Rupert Murdoch, who hired him in 1996 to create a cable news alternative to what Murdoch viewed as the media's leftward tilt. But his relationship with James and Lachlan has been non-existent or strained.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. June 25th

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IT WAS JUNE 25th .. when Vancouver radio station CKWX moved UP the dial from AM 1010 to AM 950, and increased its power to 1000 watts.... When 'The Imogene Coca Show' and two years later 'The Jonathan Winters Show' aired their final telecasts on NBC... When the gothic horror daytime serial "Dark Shadows" began its run on ABC-TV... ..and when "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" starring the Ontario-born SCTV alumnus, was seen for the last time on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for June 25th INSIDE.

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. June 24th

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IT WAS JUNE 24th ... when 'A Date With Judy' starring Louise Ericson aired for the first time on NBC radio as a summer replacement for Bob Hope... When "The Steve Allen Show" was seen for the first time on NBC-TV, while "Ed Sullivan's 8th Anniversary Show" captured the ratings for CBS-TV... When the iconic early sitcom "I Love Lucy" aired its last original episode in CBS-TV prime time, before beginning a record number of reruns in syndication... ... and when Front Page Challenge (pictured) debuted on CBC as a 13-week summer replacement program. It would eventually become North America's longest-running game-interview TV show. ALL the milestones for June 24th INSIDE.

Calgary Foundation donates $3 million to NMC & CKUA Radio

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The Foundation has donated $2 million dollars to NMC and $1 million to CKUA Radio to create the “Calgary Foundation CKUA Studio” which will find its home in the restored King Eddy Hotel wing of the Centre

Canadian Broadcasters Secretly Used New Technology to Boost Ratings

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The secret is out ... five of Canada's biggest radio groups used Voltair to boost 2015 Spring PPM rating results. (Steve Kowch)

‘Eight is Enough’ Star Dick Van Patten Dead at 86

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While Van Patten first rose to fame as family dad Tom Bradford on the 1977-81 hit show Eight is Enough, he had been acting since he was a child, first appearing on Broadway at age 7.