OTTAWA – CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein said Monday that Bell Media is taking a “one step forward and two steps backward” approach to its Canadian content commitments during…
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GATINEAU – Rogers Media’s proposed Canadian program expenditures and programs of national interest spending drew the ire of the CRTC during the second day of hearings into the group-based…
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GATINEAU – Corus Entertainment must be included in the group-based licensing regime so as to better compete with its fellow broadcasters, the company said during its licence renewal hearing…
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TORONTO – Former Rogers Communications company director and well-known lawyer John A. Tory died early Sunday morning. He was 81.
Tory helped to co-found the Toronto-based law firm Tory and…
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CANNES, FRANCE – Montreal-based music and broadcasting company Stingray Digital is buying Music Choice Europe Ltd. from a European private investment group, the company confirmed Monday. Financial terms of…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media’s third annual National Day of Caring for Kids radiothon is set to air on May 5.
Broadcast by over 60 English-language radio stations in more than…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has signed a four-year agreement to broadcast live cricket matches from the Indian Premier League, beginning this Friday.
The agreement gives Sportsnet exclusive Canadian television and…
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OTTAWA – Canadian independent producers and the country’s major private broadcast groups reached an agreement in principle over terms in trade on Monday.
The framework deal, which is still subject…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC kicks off a public hearing on Monday to consider group-based licence renewals for English-language television groups, and Cartt.ca will be there.
The hearing will begin at…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media’s new Global Video app is now available at the iTunes store for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
The free app offers Canadian viewers access to…
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