DARTMOUTH, NS, – Newcap Inc. has received approval from the CRTC to purchase CIGV-FM (The Giant) in Penticton, BC from Great Valleys Radio Ltd. The $2-million transaction, previously announced on August…
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OTTAWA – As the CRTC prepares to review the relative success of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), it has released new numbers for the…
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OAKVILLE – MétéoMédia and The Weather Network owner Pelmorex Communications officially launched its National Alert Aggregation & Dissemination System (NAAD) for weather and other warnings today. The company also…
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GENEVA – “In a world changing quickly, we must make the most of radio’s ability to connect people and societies, to share knowledge and information and to strengthen understanding. This…
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TORONTO – On Monday night, CTV National News is debuting brand new theme music that has an “all-new feel for an all-new era at CTV News," says Wendy Freeman,…
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TORONTO – Mobile users can now access Bell Media business specialty channel BNN without having to download an app by checking out its new HTML5-based mobile website. BNN.ca is…
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TORONTO – Leveraging a recent music licensing deal with Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA), the CBC has launched a new, free, digital music service.
CBC Music and…
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TORONTO – Three in four Canadians view domestic media companies as too important for cultural and security reasons to allow them to be controlled by foreign interests, according to…
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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada today confirmed a lower court ruling that internet service providers are not broadcasters and therefore not subject to the Broadcasting Act, nor…
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TORONTO – The Accessible Channel (TACtv) has changed its name to AMI-tv.
Accessible Media president and CEO David Errington said that move comes as part of a larger rebranding plan that…
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