- Canadian Labels Assn., Mechanical Rights Group Reach Royalty Agreement
TORONTO‹After nine months of negotiations, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) and the Canadian Recording Industry Assn. (CRIA) have finalized a new six-year ......
- Hmv-emi Spat Mirrors Changes In Canadian Biz
HMV Canada and EMI Music Canada are not buddies anymore. After several months of failed negotiations, EMI raised prices on product it sells to HMV, ......
- Canadian Music Industry Readies Relaunch Of Singles Format
Canada's music industry is gearing up for the return of the singles configuration.
- Canada's Roger Desjardins Dies
Longtime Canadian label executive Roger Desjardins died yesterday (April 25) of unknown causes at his home in Toronto. He was 61.
- Blue Rodeo Rides High In Popularity
TORONTO‹Formed in 1984 and initially established in bars in the Queen Street West district ......
- Cinram International To Distribute Warner In Canada
The move is an expansion of the major's longstanding manufacturing deal with Cinram for Canada.
- Newman Steps Down As Chief Of Warner Canada
Garry Newman resigned yesterday as president/CEO of Warner Music Canada, effective Dec. 31.
- W/C Back In Canada With Barclay As Rep
Vivian Barclay has been appointed creative administrative representative for Warner/Chappell Music Canada, effective immediately.
- Telcos Dial Into Digital
As Canada braces itself for legal changes that could curtail peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading, the country's telecommunications companies are finding ways to position digital music services ......
- Ctv Issues Apology For Buble Bobble
Canadian broadcaster CTV apologized Tuesday for airing a commercial during Sunday night's live Junos Awards telecast that prematurely congratulated Michael Buble for an award that ......
- Canadian Majors Increase Special Marketing Activity
Seeking additional catalog revenue in a declining music market, major labels here are increasingly seeking to expand the reach of their products through different channels.
- Warner Canada Exec Sassoon To Retire
Sources at Warner Music Canada confirmed yesterday that senior VP/CFO Claude Sassoon will retire Nov. 19 after 22 years at the company. The sources indicate ......
- Newman Ready To Take Reins At Warner Canada
The appointment of Garry Newman to the post of president/CEO of Warner Music Canada ends two years of speculation over who would replace Stan Kulin, ......
- Executive Suite - July 17, 1998
Garry Newman has been named chief executive officer of Warner Music Canada. Newman, who will keep his current position as president of the WMI affiliate, ......
- Canada Downloads Puretracks
Canada's PureTracks recently launched as a homegrown digital music downloading service.