Stephen Tapp

Stephen has deep roots in the Canadian entertainment community with an impressive track record in building new media-related businesses. As President and COO of Canadian Satellite Radio, Stephen is responsible for leading the application for licensing of the proposed new service. Once licensed, he will oversee the national launch and ongoing operations of CSR. Satellite radio is one of the fastest growing consumer electronic products ever. CSR, controlled by John Bitove Jr., is partnered with XM Satellite Radio, the number one provider of satellite radio in the U.S. with over 3.2 million subscribers.

Tapp came to CSR from CHUM Limited, where he oversaw the company's television division, consisting of 26 channels including leading stations such as Citytv and MuchMusic. He has significant international experience, having been responsible for developing and managing CHUM's global distribution arm in his role as the vice-president and general manager Citytv and ChumCity International. Stephen oversaw several international joint ventures and channel launches for both MuchMusic and Citytv in the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.

Additionally, Stephen has a background in new technology and product launches. Prior to joining CHUM, he held the role of executive vice-president and general manager of Viewer's Choice Canada Pay Per View, where he was responsible for launching the service and managing all areas of network operations. He also held senior programming roles at Canada's first subscriber based Pay Television sports channel, TSN, The Sports Network, from its launch until 1991. Stephen began his television career as production manager at CTV's CFTO in Toronto.

Stephen launched his broadcast career in radio, where he held production and operations roles at CFQR-FM in Montreal and CFLY-FM in Kingston. Born and raised in Montreal, Stephen received a B.A. Honours from Queen's University in Kingston. He presently serves on several industry advisory boards and associations and is currently a director of The Broadcast Executives Society and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto.