OTTAWA – The deadline for submissions for the third annual Pitch THIS! – a pitching session for animation projects organized in conjunction with the Television Animation Conference – is…
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TORONTO –Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday it has inked a $1.1 million agreement to buy Sherbrooke radio station CIGR-FM (Génération Rock) from Groupe Génération Rock Inc.
The sale is…
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WINNIPEG – CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced Monday that it intends to maintain its 56% stake in Australia’s third largest television network, Ten.
The Canadian broadcaster said in a…
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TORONTO – Sirius Satellite Radio is now available on Bell Mobility’s multimedia phones, the companies announced Friday.
"Sirius Satellite Radio is an important addition to Bell Mobility’s industry-leading roster…
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TORONTO – New CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein joined attendees on the last day of the Canadian Telecom Summit on Wednesday to recap a year of “considerable drama” in…
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BROADCASTERS ANYWHERE IN the western world face similar challenges. Fragmentation. Multi-platform viewing. The decline of appointment TV. PVRs. You name it. There are multiple, growing hazards for traditional broadcasters…
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TORONTO – The regulatory experts from competitors Bell Canada, Telus, Rogers Communications and MTS Allstream pulled no punches in their criticism of each other’s positions on the hot-button issue…
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TORONTO – CanWest Global Communications Corp. is raising $950 million by putting into place new senior secured credit facilities.
More than half of that will be syndicated by the…
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KIRKLAND, Wash. – Clearwire’s wireless Internet will be carried on satellite in a unique deal with DIRECTV and EchoStar Communication’s DISH network.
Both satellite companies will be able to…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Ten-digit telephone dialing will hit Alberta starting in June 2008.
The CRTC has added Alberta’s two area codes, 403 and 780, to the growing list of regions…
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