OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Led by specialty TV, Canada’s pay, pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) television services generated $3.7 billion in revenues in 2011, a 7.9% jump over the previous year.
According…
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LONDON – Thanks to a new partnership between Score Media and sports betting and gaming provider William Hill, UK-based users of the ScoreMobile FC app may bet on live football matches at the…
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TORONTO – Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has added three new directors to its board for the 2012-2013 term.
The newly elected directors, announced at the organization’s…
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TORONTO – Former Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean has won the ‘people’s pick’ for the next chair of the CBC, according to an online poll sponsored by Friends of…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media is launching a new digital channel backed by National Geographic that will fight tooth and nail to bring television viewers the best in wildlife programming.
Set…
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OTTAWA – IPTV providers are quickly gaining market share as the number of Canadians subscribing to a digital television service topped 10 million at the end of 2011, according…
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TORONTO – Sportsnet has nailed down the Canadian television, online and mobile rights to the more than 250 soccer matches leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
Sportsnet’s…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada, Rogers Media and Shaw Media are teaming up on a new venture that allows advertisers to bid for space on their respective digital advertising inventory in real-time.
Called the…
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by Steve Faguy
GATINEAU – It's the most important decision about private French-language television in Canada in years, but the CRTC's renewal of licenses for major broadcasters contained few surprises.
On…
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TORONTO – Independent producers who attended a special Banff Media Festival preview event and reception in Toronto on Wednesday were likely very encouraged to hear top Canadian media executives…
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