DARTMOUTH, N.S. – Radio broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corporation boasted revenue of $26.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, $1.2 million (5%) higher than last year. This increase was…
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OTTAWA – Tom Cox of SEVEN24Films was re-elected as board chair of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) as the organization introduced its new board for 2011-2013.
Elected by CMPA…
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OTTAWA – Operating revenues at Canada’s private radio broadcasters topped $1.6 billion in 2010, a modest 3.2% increase from 2009 figures, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
Of those revenues,…
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OTTAWA – Bell’s decision to repackage Canadian specialty channel The Cave while continuing to distribute its own like-minded service and a comparable foreign service smacks of undue preference and…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media released its first annual corporate social responsibility report this week, highlighting its major cultural, community and environmental commitments in 2010-2011.
Astral is one of Canada’s…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is launching the country’s first national bi-weekly sports magazine in an effort to further leverage its Rogers Sportsnet brand.
Starting this Fall, the magazine will focus on…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Toronto’s Caribbean and African communities will be getting their own radio station at last, the CRTC confirmed Thursday.
In 2006, the Commission awarded a licence…
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TORONTO – A coalition of Canada’s professional creators is offering a helping hand to the government as it considers new copyright legislation.
The Creators’ Copyright Coalition (CCC) is an alliance…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – Reaction to Monday’s federal budget was seemingly unanimous across the industry as stakeholders offered a resounding thumbs-up to the government’s renewed commitment to the Canada…
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HALIFAX – Global Maritimes is bringing back Ron Kronstein as its new senior anchor as it overhauls its evening news programs.
Kronstein will host both the New Brunswick Evening News and…
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