TORONTO – In advance of their pending merger, XM Canada and Sirius Canada released their consolidated standalone financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2011.
Revenue at Sirius Canada…
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OTTAWA – Calling next month’s digital transition “an unprecedented opportunity for community broadcasting, rural broadband and cell service”, the Canadian Association of Community TV Users and Stations (CACTUS) is…
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OTTAWA – Bell Media’s request for a new movie channel, a French-language Discovery Channel and a female-skewing channel called Bella, are among a multitude of new television and radio…
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TORONTO – Corus-owned Talk Radio AM640 has named Canadian journalist Arlene Bynon as the station’s new afternoon drive host, replacing Bill Watters.
Effective immediately, The Arlene Bynon Show can be…
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IN (THURSDAY’S) ARTICLE about Shaw’s proposal to eliminate many of the VOD rules, you incorrectly give credit to their argument that the 5% contribution obligation for VOD services somehow…
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TORONTO – Score Media recorded third-quarter profits of $748,000 as revenue climbed by 10%.
Revenue for the quarter ended May 31, 2011 was $13.2 million, up from $12.0 million year-over-year,…
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MONTREAL – Third quarter revenues and profits were both up at Astral, which the company attributed to an increase in advertising revenues at its television and outdoor advertising divisions.
Consolidated revenues for…
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THE COMMERCIAL ARM OF the BBC is expanding its presence in Canada by renting via Facebook episodes of its popular sci-fi series Doctor Who.
BBC Worldwide said that users may…
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TORONTO – A jump in TV ad revenues contributed to double digit segment profit growth for a third consecutive quarter at Corus Entertainment.
The company said Thursday that consolidated revenues…
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GATINEAU – Since video-on-demand is one of the key components in the cable company arsenal when battling the new, over-the-top video providers for viewers, the CRTC needs to scrap…
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