OTTAWA – Representatives of Canada’s private broadcasters like the new copyright bill just as it is, and called for its passage.
In an appearance before the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32,…
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OTTAWA – Those in charge of the digital television transition have dropped the ball in informing Canadians on the impacts of the change to DTV, said some MPs during…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) said that it is “pleased” with the CRTC’s decision to require BCE to allocate $100 million to independently-produced programs of national…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has signed a new four-year agreement for the rights to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) television events in Canada.
Sportsnet said that it will have a consistent…
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TORONTO – Broadcast veteran Terry Coles has been named chairman of Media Access Canada (MAC), while Beverley Milligan was promoted to CEO.
Coles, who is currently president and COO of Vista Broadcast…
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TORONTO – New funding from the Ontario government will help Toronto’s Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) to position itself as a regional training facility for film and television, the organization…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has agreed with a decision made by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) over a complaint about the broadcast of a show called Bully Beatdown…
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TORONTO – While the CRTC’s approval of BCE’s purchase of CTV will put more than $140 million into new Canadian television, digital and radio programming, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema,…
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HAMILTON, ON – In an interesting example of selective local branding, CHCH TV and the National Cycling Centre Hamilton (NCCH) have teamed up to promote the sport of high…
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DARTMOUTH – Small market radio station owner Newfoundland Capital Corporation delivered “one of its most impressive years on record” after posting double-digit revenue growth that doubled the industry average.
For…
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