Archived News and Articles - April 2008
Archive Date - April 30, 2008
SATELLITE RADIO HAS 'ISSUES'
Mike Boyle – Radio and Records
The subscriber base at satellite radio may not greatly increase as a result of the pending merger between XM and Sirius. Moreover, the commitment among current subscribers to stay with either service is weaker, especially if the service came pre-installed in their vehicles. Those findings are part of the latest Jacobs Media Tech Survey IV conducted in late February/early March 2008 among more than 27,000 respondents across 69 different rock-formatted stations.
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Archive Date - April 22, 2008
CORUS Q2 RESULTS
CNW
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced its second quarter financial results, led by continued revenue growth from its broadcasting businesses.
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Archive Date - April 22, 2008
XM CANADA REPORTS STRONGEST QUARTER
Subscriber growth and operating leverage fuel significant improvement in revenue, adjusted operating loss and key metrics
CNW
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended February 29, 2008.
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Archive Date - April 22, 2008
RADIOHEARDHERE BOOSTER SHOT
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
It's time to give radio a jolt, so several radio groups have banded together to create RadioHeardHere.com, designed to "underscore the broadening versatility of [radio's] content, the pioneering innovation of its technology and the continuing relevance of the medium in Americans' lives," according to the partnership formed by NAB, RAB and the HD Radio Digital Alliance.
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Archive Date - April 21, 2008
TELUS AND XM MOBILE RADIO
Powered by XM Canada, Telus mobile radio delivers crystal clear commercial-free music, comedy, talk, entertainment and family-friendly programming to mobile phones
CNW
Telus and XM Canada announced today that Telus mobile radio is now offering more channels, and customizable options.
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Archive Date - April 16, 2008
HIGH FIVE FOR FEIST
Finger Eleven gets a thumbs-up and Blue Rodeo has a red-letter day, but the Calgary songstress owns the night
Marsha Lederman – Globe and Mail
Leslie Feist returned to her old hometown to sweep the Junos with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 awards over the weekend.
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Archive Date - April 16, 2008
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENTS’ APRIL FOOL’S JOKES
ByrnesMedia Release
We have a couple April Fool’s stories to pass along from our ByrnesMedia family members.
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Archive Date - April 16, 2008
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CRTC 2008-3
Notice of consultation and hearing – Winnipeg, Manitoba
CRTC Release
The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 3 June 2008 at 9:30 a.m., at the Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba to consider the following applications:
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Archive Date - April 16, 2008
S1-08 TOPLINES
BBM Release
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Archive Date - April 8, 2008
XM TO AIR EVERY GAME OF NHL PLAYOFFS
Exclusive coverage on NHL HOME ICE captures all the action for every team and every game
CNW
XM Canada, the exclusive satellite radio provider of the NHL, announced it will air every game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning Wednesday, April 9. Hockey fans from across the country can listen to the NHL Playoffs live on XM channels 204 through 209.
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Archive Date - April 7, 2008
GLOBAL-GCAP TIE-UP CHEERS RADIO EXECS
John Plunkett – guardian.co.uk
Commercial radio executives today broadly welcomed Global Radio's £375m takeover of GCap Media, and predicted the company's new owner would tear up the strategy announced by the Classic FM and Capital parent just two months ago.
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Archive Date - April 4, 2008
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT'S DREAM WEDDING
Z103.5 Release
Z103.5 (CIDC), Toronto’s only Top 40 radio station and Z103.5 (CKHZ) The Beat of Halifax each held a fierce competition this past weekend where dozens of couples had one goal in mind: win the wedding of their dreams!
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Archive Date - April 4, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-73
CHWO Toronto – Acquisition of assets
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by MZ Media Inc. to acquire from Primetime Radio Inc. the assets of the English-language radio programming undertaking CHWO Toronto and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking. The terms and conditions of licence are set out in the appendix to this decision.
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Archive Date - April 4, 2008
ASTRAL TORONTO SICKKIDS RADIOTHON
CNW
Astral Media Radio broke another world record on Friday by raising an unprecedented $3.98 million for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Newstalk 1010 CFRB, 97.3 EZ Rock and 99.9 MIX FM broadcast live March 26th, 27th and 28th from 6am to 6pm in the Hospital's atrium in the Annual SickKids Radiothon.
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Archive Date - April 4, 2008
STATION 'SORRY' FOR APRILS FOOL'S STUNT
Chris Schulz - Stuff.co.nz
Kiwi radio station The Rock has apologised to listeners after an April Fool's Day prank involving a "secret" Foo Fighters show went wrong.
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Archive Date - April 1, 2008
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT'S AM SHOW TOPS AGAIN
Z103.5 Release
Scott Fox, Dave Blezard and Ashley Greco from Scott Fox and the Z103.5 Morning Show are the proud recipients of the Top Choice Radio Program of the year, as voted by the ethnic consumers of the Greater Toronto Area in the proprietary Top Choice Award GTA 2008 Survey.
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Archive Date - April 1, 2008
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CRTC 2008-2
Notice of consultation and hearing - Edmonton, Alberta
CRTC Release
The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 27 May 2008 at 9:30 a.m., at the Matrix Hotel Edmonton, 10001-107 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, to consider the following applications:
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Archive Date - April 1, 2008
CRTC APPROVES BCE PURCHASE
CRTC Release
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved, subject to certain conditions, the purchase of BCE Inc.'s (BCE) broadcasting assets by a group that includes the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') and three American private-equity firms, Providence Equity Partners L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners L.P. and Merrill Lynch Global Partners Inc.
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Archive Date - April 1, 2008
RTNDA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
CNW
RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists is pleased to announce that seven individuals will be honoured with the 2008 RTNDA Lifetime Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented at the RTNDA Regional Pro Dev Seminars in Kamloops, BC on April 26, 2008, Calgary, AB on May 10, 2008, Fredericton, NB on May 31, 2008 and at the Central Awards Banquet on June 19th during the RTNDA National Conference in Ottawa, June 19 to 21.
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Archive Date - April 1, 2008
HOW WILL MERGER AFFECT CANADIANS?
Digital Home
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week approved the proposed merger between the Sirius and XM Satellite radio services in the United States. The proposed merger still needs to be approved by the FCC, the US equivalent of the CRTC; however, most American observers believe the merger will be approved with few amendments.
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