TORONTO ? Despite a marked increase in the amount of online content made available by Canadian broadcasters in 2011, online television advertising revenues have yet to make a significant…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Copyright Information (CCI) in the U.S. has named technology, consumer protection, and copyright expert Jill Lesser as its executive director. The nascent organization…
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TORONTO – Bell Media has launched a new original, on-line series which explores what drives Canadians who are at the forefront of art and technology.
Intersections is an eight part…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has set its 2012-2013 program budget at $375 million, an increase of $4 million over last year’s budget. The organization also revised…
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OTTAWA – The Toronto radio market is gaining a new station after the CRTC approved an application for an English-language commercial FM radio station in Uxbridge, ON.
Controlled…
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OTTAWA – The CBC will eliminate 650 jobs, including 475 this fiscal year, as it struggles to swallow the $115 million in budget cuts announced as part of last week’s…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor-owned retailer Groupe Archambault has launched ZIK, a new subscription-based music streaming service offering 12 million songs with fully interactive and unlimited access.
ZIK is also the largest…
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TORONTO – TSN is gearing up to cover The Masters from every angle on-air, online and via a new app for iPad and iPhone.
Live coverage includes the Par 3…
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TORONTO – The year 2011 ended on a profitable note for Asian Television Network International (ATN) with net income up 164%.
The broadcaster reported profits of $5.3 million for the…
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OTTAWA – A radio host’s discussion about feeding hits of acid to a cat did not promote violence against animals and therefore did not breach any broadcast codes, the Canadian…
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