TORONTO – After marking 35 years with CTV News, veteran news anchor Christine Bentley is stepping down this coming Friday, September 14. Bentley made the surprise announcement on air…
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MONTREAL – "Do you know what I did for my summer holidays?" CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais asked rhetorically to Bell Media on Tuesday. "I didn't have summer holidays. I…
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MONTREAL ? With a three-hour break mid-day (we were told someone had to go to a funeral, so quit complaining&), yesterday?s long hearing day featured a ton of back…
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MONTREAL – Sensing the opposition to its proposed benefits package was pretty strong, the first thing Bell Canada did Monday morning when it faced the CRTC was to boost…
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MONTREAL – Bell Canada CEO George Cope used his opening address to the CRTC Monday morning to announce that post-merger, pending Commission approval, that is, Jacques Parisien will join…
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OAKVILLE, ONT – Pelmorex Media Inc., parent company of The Weather Network and MétéoMédia is moving beyond weather predictions and adding real-time traffic reporting with the purchase of Beat The…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – In the end, indie-rock won out. The CRTC has granted a licence to Rock 95 Broadcasting to launch a new Toronto radio station on 88.1 FM. Rock…
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MARKHAM – The CRTC has approved Bhupinder Bola’s application to air a commercial FM radio station in Markham with an Adult Album Alternative/Adult Contemporary musical format. The commission denied…
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – Global TV shipments declined for the second straight quarter, falling 8% since last year, but demand for larger sets continues to grow. This according to…
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MONTREAL – Stingray Digital has added cable industry veteran Melani Griffith and Kerry Ball, former VP of International New Media Sales at NBC Universal, to the corporation. Stingray’s multi-platform music…
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