IF YOU THOUGHT THE “usage-based billing” debate was loud, just wait until the “regulate Netflix” debate.
(Both of those arguments are inextricably linked, of course, but we’ll tackle that part…
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THERE’S JUST TWO WEEKS left before Canada 3.0 2011 digital media forum kicks off for a third straight year.
Scheduled for May 2 – 4, 2011 in Stratford, ON, the forum is dedicated to…
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TORONTO – Teletoon is partnering with toy car brand Hot Wheels in a promotional campaign that includes a chance to win a trip to this year’s Indianapolis 500 and Honda Indy…
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TORONTO – High Fidelity HDTV and The Walrus Foundation – the charitable non-profit organization and publisher of monthly magazine The Walrus – have announced a cross-platform collaboration that will…
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BANFF – Veteran television director James Burrows will receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at this year’s Banff World Media Festival.
The award recognizes a creative talent that has…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has rolled out an app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that it describes as hockey fans’ “ultimate digital companion”.
The Hockeycentral App, available now at BlackBerry…
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OTTAWA – With the federal election just around the corner, the Canadian Conference of the Arts convinced the major federal parties (except for the ruling Conservatives) to offer up…
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TORONTO – RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, has named its British Columbia region award winners honouring the best programs, stations and newsgathering organizations in both radio and…
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ST CATHARINES – After less than three months, regional digital specialty channel Niagara News is no more.
The channel laid off its 17 staffers Monday, reports the St Catharines Standard…
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GATINEAU – There were some pretty big surprises as Canada’s large broadcast groups took the stand one last time during the CRTC’s group licensing proceeding in Gatineau last week….
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