OTTAWA – Prominent broadcasters were named to the Order of Canada this week by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson.
Longtime TV executive Trina McQueen was named an Officer, while Winnipeg…
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RE: "Bob and Jack go to Washington, but has the format reached its zenith here?" Aug. 29, 2005
Great article! Actually one of the more insightful articles on the…
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TORONTO – CanWest MediaWorks is reorganizing its team that markets its broadcasting properties.
As of Thursday, there will be four marketing groups. The group that markets Global will be based…
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TORONTO – Harris Corporation is buying Leitch Technology Corporation for approximately $592 million Canadian.
Harris and Leitch have entered into an arrangement agreement whereby Harris would acquire all of…
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TORONTO – Supporters of satellite radio in Canada held a large news conference in Toronto today to repeat their mantra that the services licensed by the CRTC will benefit…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC has renewed the licences for several specialty networks for seven years, including APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), which was granted an increase in the subscriber…
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OTTAWA – The CBC has revealed the details of its latest offer to the union that precipitated the two-week-old lockout, as both sides gear up to resume formal negotiations…
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TORONTO – In a rare show of solidarity, the two satellite radio services licensed recently by the CRTC will be banding together to show support for the services, amid…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today released some local phone market data ahead of its 2005 Monitoring Report, expected to be published this October.
The commission felt some of…
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TORONTO – Reports swirling around all weekend long after the Liberals’ cabinet retreat in Regina suggest that Heritage Minister Liza Frulla is hoping to get her fellow cabinet ministers…
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