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August 29, 2012 14 years ago

Canadian broadcasters stand up to cancer with primetime special

TORONTO – CHCH, Citytv, CTV and Global will donate one hour of commercial-free primetime next week to simulcast a fundraising special for cancer research. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will… Continue Reading

August 29, 2012 14 years ago

Abusive comments about sexual orientation unacceptable, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A religious call-in program breached a number of broadcast codes after airing comments regarding sexual orientation, as well as some inaccurate information, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council… Continue Reading

August 29, 2012 14 years ago

Sportsnet says it will make “major announcement” Thursday. Sources say it’s purchased a curling tour

TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has invited journalists to the Real Sports Bar & Grill at Maple Leaf Square Thursday morning at 11 a.m. for a “major announcement.” While company officials… Continue Reading

August 29, 2012 14 years ago

Special reports, analysis headline new APTN schedule

WINNIPEG – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will kick off its fall schedule next week with a renewed emphasis on news and current affairs programming. Starting September 3, Michael Hutchinson… Continue Reading

August 29, 2012 14 years ago

SiriusXM Canada readies new features, apps, pricing

TORONTO – SiriusXM Canada is gearing up to launch new features – and new pricing – for its subscribers this fall. The satellite radio company will rollout SiriusXM 2.0 which… Continue Reading

August 28, 2012 14 years ago

Bell/Astral: Company slams opposition, claims shoddy research

DESPITE THE OPPOSITION to its planned purchase of Astral Media, Bell Canada remains steadfast that this deal is good for Canada and Quebec – and will foster innovation and… Continue Reading

August 28, 2012 14 years ago

Bell, Cirque du Soleil create new TV production company

MONTREAL – Bell and Cirque du Soleil said Tuesday that they are teaming up on a new company designed to develop Quebec-based media content for television, film, digital, and… Continue Reading

August 27, 2012 14 years ago

Grass Valley overhauls sales, marketing department

SAN FRANCISCO – Video technology company Grass Valley has reorganized its sales and marketing groups as part of efforts to streamline its operations.

The move includes the creation of four new… Continue Reading

August 27, 2012 14 years ago

New CMF study evaluates potential of crowdfunding in Canada

VANCOUVER – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Nordicity have partnered on a new study examining the feasibility and demand for crowdfunding among Canadian creative content creators, especially independent… Continue Reading

August 27, 2012 14 years ago

New coalition seeks to block Bell/Astral merger

OTTAWA and VANCOUVER – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and citizen-engagement group OpenMedia.ca are behind a new coalition known as ‘Stop the Takeover’ formed to fight Bell’s proposed… Continue Reading