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Astral Media

Company nameAstral Media Inc.
Company typePublic (Tsx - ACM.AACM.B)
IndustryMedia
Founded1961
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Key peopleIan Greenberg
(President, CEO and founder)
Revenue(+)$ 865 million (2008)
Net income(+)$ 150 million (2008)
Employees2,800 (2009)

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Astral Media Inc. (branded as simply Astral since May 2010) is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster (by number of stations) with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV, Séries+, Ztélé and more. Astral Media also owns numerous billboards for outdoor advertising through its Astral Media Outdoor division, and is a major competitor to CBS Outdoor.

Astral Media Video

Since this version was recorded over-the-air from Montreal adult top 40 radio station CJFM-FM (Virgin Radio 96), owned by Astral Media, this is the latest single, released in 2010 from Canadian alternative rock band The Sweet Thing of Toronto. Full credit goes to TMS Entertainment, Nelvana, Teletoon, EMI Music Canada, The Sweet Thing and everyone involved.
3.65 min. | 4.2 user rating
Trois Publicités auto-promo pour Astral Media pour la série TV VrakLa Vie. Production: Astral Media Sous-traitant: Productions Babel Dir. Artistique: Marco Frascarelli © Astral Media
1.52 min. | 5.0 user rating
Publicités pour le canal Vrak Tv Septembre 2009 Réalisateur : Fred Dompierre Monteur : Marc-André Rousseau ASTRAL MEDIA
1.10 min. | 4.65 user rating
Full Video at www.premieres.com - Astral Nature Planetary Healing ~ New Video GoldRing Media Group - http - Please come to www.premieres.com and download the full experience of the Video - This is an amazing combination of color and sound therapy to awaken the planetary heart field. It is Time for Evolution - 10 people were able to download this amazing file. Now please support our artists and healers. thank you Rysa
1.27 min. | 4.78 user rating
Now Broadcasting Live: Astral Media Hosts Largest One-Day Caring for Kids Radiothon Event smr.newswire.ca
0.52 min. | 5.0 user rating
Cool stuff done in after effects for Astral Media's share holders...
0.75 min. | 4.0 user rating
Cupcake queen and owner of Buttercream Bakery, Astral de la Mare, gives simple and straight forward instructions on how to make gorgeous teddy toppers. Edible and adorable! Astral, bespoke cake decorator to the stars,writes a blog theartofbeingperfect.blogspot,com with her recipes and video links as well as a growing catalogue of her beautiful designs. Delivery is countrywide though the bakery is based in Brighton. Video is made by Goddamn Media, dir. Pasha du Valentine Asst. Crysi de Milo
11.52 min. | 5.0 user rating
This is the first single off of "Free" (2009) from Canadian pop singer Jann Arden of Calgary, although it is a radio edit and drops the entire third verse. It was stolen on Astral Media adult contemporary radio station CJEZ-FM (97.3 EZ Rock, which flipped to adult hits as Boom 97.3) in Toronto, but this was recorded a month before the station flipped formats. Full credit goes to JCStaff, Fuji TV (who screened this anime), Astral Media, Boom 97.3 (formerly 97.3 EZ Rock), Jann Arden, Universal Music Canada, and everyone involved.
3.73 min. | 1.0 user rating
-- New Vegas, new colors ! -- Players : spandex, kAYZOR, dRaft, KewY. -- HQ Download : www.mediafire.com
1.47 min. | 2.33 user rating
Lucy and the Lucky Four perform their original song "Sirfrunk" at the 2009 Astral Media Youth Talent Competition at the Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE) in Armstrong, BC, Canada. The band won first place at the competition and will perform at the National Finals of the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions Convention in Charlottetown, PEI, in November. Video by Aaron Coates
3.82 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Astral Media finally admits that its sidewalk rubbish bins are garbage - Toronto Life (blog) Tweet this news
Toronto Life (blog)---Astral Media-, which is providing the bins to the city as part of an advertising contract, has finally admitted that, yes, the bins have some serious engineering problems. -Astral Media- is asking the manufacturer of the containers t - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:44:08 GMT+00:00
Disney Junior Canada officially launches - Kidscreen Tweet this news
Kidscreen--The Canadian rebranding of -Astral Media--owned specialty channel Playhouse Disney to Disney Junior is officially kicking off today, roughly three months after the multi-platform preschool brand debuted in the US on Disney Channel. ... - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 15:14:38 GMT+00:00
Now on Air: Astral Broadcasts the Largest Caring for Kids Radiothon across Canada - DigitalJournal.com (press release) Tweet this news
DigitalJournal.com (press release)--MONTREAL, May 5 /CNW Telbec/ - -Astral Media- Inc. (TSX: ACM.A ACM.B) is holding the National Day of the Astral Caring for Kids Radiothon. The event will be broadcast live all day on the airwaves of over 60 English-lang - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 12:04:35 GMT+00:00
Newspaper boxes get a new look - Open File Tweet this news
Open File--The new boxes are part of Toronto's 20-year agreement with -Astral Media- Outdoor LP for the supply and installation of more than 25000 items of coordinated street furniture�everything from transit shelters, to benches and litter bins. -As - Date : Mon, 16 May 2011 15:08:54 GMT+00:00
Putting mettle to the pedal - Toronto Star Tweet this news
Toronto Star---Astral Media- is asking the manufacturer of the containers to rework the foot pedal and fix the tension cable that opens the recycling and garbage flaps. “There were a handful of scenarios where the pedal � just from the sheer abuse in th - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:20:32 GMT+00:00
Astral Listeners Donate $6.7 Million during the National Caring for Kids Radiothon - Canada NewsWire (press release) Tweet this news
Canada NewsWire (press release)--MONTREAL, May 6 /CNW Telbec/ - On Thursday, May 5, the sum of $6.7 million was raised, thanks to the generosity of the listeners of -Astral Media- Inc.'s (TSX: ACM.A ACM.B) 60 English-language radio stations, located - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 19:46:34 GMT+00:00
/R E P E A T -- Invitation - Conference Call - ASTRAL MEDIA INC. - SECOND ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release) Tweet this news
DigitalJournal.com (press release)--Inform the conference coordinator that you wish to be connected to the -Astral Media- Inc. conference call. Please note that journalists will be invited to ask questions after those of the analysts at the end of the cal - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:56:24 GMT+00:00
ROB LAMBERTI, Toronto Sun - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun--Kyp Perikleous, manger of street furniture management group, said -Astral Media- will replace the 13 glass panels at the eight Eglinton Ave. shelters smashed within a few days. Under the city's agreement with Astral, the company will be - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:41:33 GMT+00:00
Candidates gather for debate tomorrow - Terrace Standard Tweet this news
Terrace Standard--Northwest Community College president Denise Henning is the moderator and a panel of journalists from The Terrace Standard, -Astral Media- and CFNR will ask the candidates questions about local and federal issues. The floor will then be - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:11:33 GMT+00:00
Netflix deal heats up content battle - Financial Post Tweet this news
Financial Post--The multi-year licensing deal Netflix has signed with Paramount Pictures raises the stakes in the Canadian pay TV market, paving the way for a content battle with the likes of -Astral Media- Inc. and Corus Entertainment Inc. The agreement - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:10:34 GMT+00:00

Astral Media Inc.

Corporate Directors
Normand Beauchamp * Austin Beutel * Paul Bronfman * André Bureau (Chairman) * Jack Cockwell * George Cohon * Paul Godfrey * Stephen Greenberg * Ian Greenberg (President and CEO) * Sidney Greenberg (Vice President) * Sidney Horn * Mila Mulroney * Timothy Price
Broadcast television stations
CFTK (CBC) * CJDC (CBC)
Cable Television/Specialty Channels
Canal D * Canal Vie * Cinépop * Family * Historia * The Movie Network * Mpix * MusiquePlus * MusiMax * Playhouse Disney Télé * Séries+ * Super Écran * Teletoon (English * French) * Teletoon Retro (English * French) * Viewers Choice * VRAK.TV * Ztélé
Radio networks / brands
Boom FM * EZ Rock * NRJ (Canadian licence) * RockDétente * Virgin Radio (Canadian licence)
Radio Stations
(by call sign)
AMCFRB * CFRN * CFTK * CHAM * CHOR * CHTK * CIOR * CISL * CJAD * CJBK * CJDC * CJOR * CKCR * CKFR * CKGR * CKHJ * CKMX * CKOC * CKOR * CKSL * CKTB
FMCFBR * CFEI * CFIX * CFMG * CHBD * CHBM * CHEY * CHIK * CHOM * CHRD * CHRE * CHRX * CHSU * CHTZ * CHVR * CIBK * CIBX * CICF * CIGB * CIKI * CIKX * CILK * CIMF * CIMO * CIQM * CITE (Montreal) * CITE (Estrie) * CITF * CJAB * CFQX * CFVM * CFXY * CFZZ * CJAT * CJAY * CJBX * CJCJ * CJDM * CJFM * CJFW * CJMG * CJMM * CJMV * CJOI * CJOT * CKBC * CKFM * CKKC * CKLH * CKMF * CKMM * CKNL * CKQB * CKRX * CKTF * CKTK * CKTO * CKTY * CKX * CKXA * CKXR * CKZZ
Sirius Canada channels
Énergie2 * RockVelours
Other Assets
Astral Media Outdoor (AMO)
See also
Standard Broadcasting * Telemedia



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