Tag: Sportsnet

CBSC concludes Burke comments during Game 7 glamorized violence

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has concluded that comments made by former Sportsnet panelist Brian Burke breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB)...

Sid Seixeiro leaving Sportsnet to join BT Toronto

Sportsnet personality Sid Seixeiro has announced he's leaving Tim & Sid, the radio & TV simulcast he's hosted alongside Tim Micallef since 2011, to join...

TV & Film News – Late animation champion John Rooney honoured...

Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has announced the nominees for the 15th annual Indiescreen Awards. The annual prize honours Canadian independent producers and their...

TV & Film News – Allan Slaight to receive star on...

Canada’s Walk of Fame is inducting Slaight Communications founder and former Standard Broadcasting President and CEO Allan Slaight  for his contributions in business and...

Blue Jays play-by-play man Mike Wilner parts ways with Sportsnet

Sportsnet announced Friday morning that it has parted ways with Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner. Wilner had worked with Rogers Sports & Media...

Online & Digital Media News – Indiegraf lands seed investment to...

Indiegraf, the platform for independent publishers and journalists led by sisters Caitlin Havlak and Erin Millar, has announced an investment from New Media Ventures,...

TV & Film News – OMNI launches new Filipino, Arabic news...

OMNI Television launched new Filipino and Arabic newscasts this week, supported by 25 new editorial, digital and videojournalist positions. The daily, 30-minute OMNI News:...

TV & Film News – Courts side with SOCAN in CBC...

SOCAN, on behalf of SODRAC members and clients, is finally able to collect for the reproduction of music on CBC television broadcasts. The Supreme...

TV & Film News – NHL, NBA return draws sports fans...

Sportsnet says Canadian sports fans returned in droves last weekend for the long-awaited debut of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and NBA, with the network...

TV & Film News – Networks prepare for return of major...

Sportsnet is preparing for the return of the NHL, MLB and NBA across its TV, radio and streaming platforms. Its MLB coverage begins Friday,...