TORONTO – Media Access Canada (MAC) is gathering support from the country’s disability organizations to head up the newly established broadcasting accessibility fund (BAF).
The CRTC mandated the $5.7 million…
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TORONTO – GlassBox’s Aux TV has teamed up with Bacardi on an integrated campaign that mixes exclusive content with a twist of social media.
Known as the Together Tour, the…
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OTTAWA – Banning advertising from CBC/Radio-Canada would not just be bad public policy, it would result in serious ramifications for advertisers and the country’s independent production sector, says a…
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SAN FRANCISCO – Rdio has begun offering pricing in Canadian dollars and new French-language services to its Canadian users.
The digital music service said that its pricing in Canada will…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Diffusion Inc. (CDI) has agreed to comply with CRTC requirements around the use of musical montages in the programming of its French-language radio stations and take…
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OTTAWA – Appearing at a Parliamentary committee earlier today to talk about the impact of the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision granting the Information Commissioner access to certain CBC/Radio-Canada…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is restricting the use of musical montages by two Francophone commercial radio stations, and has kicked off a learning exercise on the French-language private radio…
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TORONTO – Sportsnet has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with FIS (International Ski Federation) for Alpine skiing events including 25 World Cup races each season.
The races will air on…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media and production partner Insight Productions have sold the worldwide format rights for the original series Canada Sings to Endemol, the largest independent television and digital…
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LONDON, ON – Astral Radio owned Oldies 1410 in London will become Canada’s first all comedy station known as FUNNY 1410 starting on New Year’s Day.
Targeting an adult 25-54 audience with a…
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