BANFF – If major broadcasters disagree over the direction of television over the next few years, how can any prognostications be correct?
ESPN chairman emeritus Herbert Granath began the…
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TORONTO – Recognizing that there was probably no way out of last week’s CRTC decision that disallowed the purchase of the Citytv franchise by CTV (a story Continue Reading
BANFF – Heritage Minister Bev Oda told delegates Sunday afternoon that the government is renewing its contribution to the New Media Fund, earmarking $29 million over two years.
While…
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BANFF – VisionTV and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will team up to fund production of the six-part drama series “Rabbit Fall”, Canada’s multi-faith and multicultural broadcaster announced…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) has announced a new, three-year, $600,000 sponsorship initiative with CBC Television to help foster emerging Canadian television talent.
The advanced training program,…
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BANFF – In a wide-ranging speech this morning at the Banff International Television Festival that covered all the touchstones and hot buttons, from the CTF to the OTA regs…
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TORONTO – Movieola, the short film channel, announced an agreement Monday to bring the best of its short film content to Joost, which bills itself as the world’s first…
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TORONTO – Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings announced today has picked up a few more subscribers to its XM Canada satellite radio service as well as exclusive rights beginning July…
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BANFF – “This year, more than any other, has been the year of the digital media executive,” said the organizers of nextMEDIA – The Future of Digital Content, at…
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OTTAWA – While the Canadian telecom world meets this week at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association today echoed many of its members in…
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