TORONTO – Despite the prevalence of the Internet, amateur radio still has a role to play, especially in times of crisis, according to the Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club (CenTor).
Amateur…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – The Independent Production Fund is investing $1.5 million in 15 new Canadian web drama series.
The scripted drama series (10 English / 5 French) represent a…
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HALIFAX – Veteran broadcast executive Jim Haskins has been named station manager/news director for Global Maritimes.
Haskins, who began his career as a reporter and anchor for CJIC TV and…
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BANFF – Social TV audience measurement company, Seevibes, used the Banff International Media Festival to inaugurate Seevibes TV Ratings.
This service, accessible at www.seevibes.com/top, allows users to view the…
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BANFF – Social television engages consumers with program-related content on a computer, tablet or mobile phone – usually while watching TV. But what type of programming works best with social…
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OTTAWA – A Spanish-language insult used by a Sun News Network host violated the Canadian private broadcasters' code of ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) announced today.
The CBSC…
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BANFF –
So said PwC partner Michael Paterson, in presenting Price Waterhouse Coopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2012-2016. Internet advertising in North America is projected to grow at…
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BARRIE, ON – CTV News is helping some Ontario cottagers beat the traffic this summer with the new CTV News Cottage Traffic App.
The app uses the built-in GPS technology…
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BANFF – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released two new publications that it says provide new perspectives on the convergence of television and connected platforms and the state…
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CALGARY – A group of Calgary-based businesses calling themselves the Calgary Local Ethnic Petitioners is challenging last month’s CRTC decision that awarded two radio licences to serve that city.
South…
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