LOS ALTOS, Calif. – Life Network founder and Canadian cable television executive Juris Silkans died on February 23 at his home in Los Altos, California. He was 70.
Born in…
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TORONTO – CTV is promising to unlock the streaming of its CTV GO app this Sunday to allow web and mobile users to catch its live broadcast of The…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is calling for comments on amendments to its regulations around standard non-disclosure clauses and the auditing of subscriber information.
The Commission said Tuesday that the amendments…
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TORONTO – More Canadians tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games than any other Olympics in history, the broadcaster said this week.
From February 6…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, has acquired exclusive cricket rights for Asia Cup 2014 which takes place in Bangladesh from February 25…
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TORONTO – The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) is one of the key sponsors of a new Joint Task Force (JTF) on file formats and media interoperability.
Other sponsors include…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has thrown its support behind the new audiovisual co-production agreement finalized Monday between Canada and the Republic of India.
Once ratified by…
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TORONTO – Friday’s men's ice hockey semi-final game between Canada and the USA registered the highest online viewing audience ever to a CBC live event, with a (preliminary) average…
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BANFF – Renowned journalist Dan Rather will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Banff World Media Festival in June.
The award, which will be presented during the…
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OTTAWA – The second phase of the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV process kicked off last week, and chairman Jean-Pierre Blais expects to see a more comprehensive conversation happen with…
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