TORONTO and CALGARY – Canada’s new subscription video-on-demand service showmi is coming to tablets, mobile, online, and Xbox 360 in early November for $8.99 per month.
The joint venture, owned…
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TORONTO – Rogers and Shaw are set to reveal their new over-the-top video portal, known as Showmi, at an event Tuesday morning in Toronto. According to our sources, the…
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NEW YORK – A number of major U.S. media companies are striving to become less dependent on advertising revenue, a move described as “a smart decision” by SNL Kagan.
According…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) ratified a three-year National Commercial Agreement (NCA) by 98.5% on Monday, the union’s first foray into online…
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MONTREAL – English-language public college Vanier College launched its new online television network Monday that it says will produce and air both live and pre-recorded school-related content.
Vanier Television (VTV) will provide…
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TORONTO – Registration is now open for the fourth annual Canadian ISP Summit presented by the Canadian Network Operator’s Consortium (CNOC).
Scheduled for November 3 – 5, 2014 at…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is offering Canadians a final opportunity to have their say on the future of the television system.
On Thursday, the Commission launched an online discussion…
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MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada said Thursday that more than $14 million in private contributions has been raised by its Talent Fund in support of the Canadian feature film industry.
Officially…
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GATINEAU – A group of Canadian television viewers and consumer-oriented organizations says that it’s time for the CRTC to change the way it regulates the broadcasting system; this time,…
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TORONTO – OMNI Television’s Madeline Ziniak is stepping down from her role as national vice president this fall, wrapping up her 34-year career at Rogers and OMNI Television.
She will…
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