ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) has issued a call for entries for the 2009 Mark Awards competition.
The Mark Awards, now its 26th year,…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s public educational channel TVO will sell its children’s songs and music videos on Apple Inc.’s digital media player iTunes.
"Partnering with iTunes offers TVO new potential to significantly…
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TORONTO – Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s probability of default rating to Caa3 from Ca, and revised its ratings outlook to “positive” from “negative”.
The…
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WINNIPEG – Just in time for its 10th anniversary this September, and in preparation for its Olympic coverage, APTN is re-branding and will roll out a new on-air look in conjunction with…
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TORONTO – CTV said today it won’t seek to renew the licence for the CBC affiliate it acquired when it bought CHUM Ltd., CKX-TV Brandon (and those of its…
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NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Service said that additional rating downgrades are "likely", as the contracting US economy’s adverse impact on broadcast revenues is already at the high end of…
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BARCELONA, Spain – Verizon Wireless will build the first next-generation long term evolution (LTE) network by 2010, making it the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications says the economic downturn was a key factor that lead to a fourth quarter loss of $138 million.
The company took a “non-cash impairment loss” totaling…
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TORONTO – Middle East-based news and current affairs channel Al Jazeera English (AJE) is asking the CRTC to add it to the list of eligible satellite services in Canada….
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TORONTO – CTV will once again roll out the red carpet for its coverage of the 81st annual Academy Awards this Sunday.
The network’s “multi-platform, multi-channel coverage” will add…
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