CANADIAN BROADCASTERS HAVE gone off script to find their next popular homegrown sitcom.
Betting nothing breeds succeeds like success, the Canadian networks are trying a new business model where Canadian…
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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court sided with the likes of Bell, Rogers, Shaw, Telus, and Apple Thursday in a number of copyright cases related to the use of music…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will take a close look at a number of Astral Media-owned radio stations that were found in apparent non-compliance with regulatory requirements during their current…
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WATERLOO – Dejero is making it easier for broadcasters to transmit live video footage without a news truck or extra equipment.
The broadcast technology company has released the LIVE+ Mobile…
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TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL – Stingray Digital is continuing its international expansion after buying Israeli digital music broadcaster Musicoola, the company said Wednesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Based…
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TORONTO – Despite an increase in both revenue and subscribers, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, parent of SiriusXM Canada, ended its third quarter with a $4.2 million loss.
Revenue for the…
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CALGARY – Vista Radio is moving east with a bid to buy Haliburton Broadcasting and its 24-station Ontario radio network, which includes the Northern Ontario Moose FM brand, for…
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OTTAWA – Bell’s proposed takeover of Astral Media will undergo regulatory scrutiny at a hearing set for September 10 at the Palais de congrès de Montréal in Montreal, the…
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MONTREAL – The Montreal radio market could see the addition of a new talk radio station if an application by RNC Media receives CRTC approval.
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OTTAWA – Various Canadian broadcasters spent a combined $51 million in so-called tangible public benefits during the 2010-2011 broadcast year ended August 31, 2011 associated with their acquisition of…
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