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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TORONTO – Canadians will now have a chance to get their dose of daily news even earlier with the launch of the country’s first ‘early early’ morning show.
Starting this…
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TORONTO – ZoomerMedia Television president and CEO Bill Roberts will receive an honoury degree from the University of Winnipeg later this week.
Roberts will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments on a proposed code of best practices for access programming on cable community channels.
The code, available here, was submitted…
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TORONTO – CBC Sports has finalized a five-year deal with the International Skating Union (ISU) to show some of its biggest international events.
The deal includes more than 120 hours…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved an extension to its fact-finding exercise on over-the-top programming services in the Canada.
The On-line Broadcast Working Group asked the Commission earlier this month to…
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WE DON’T WANT TO SUGGEST that over-the-top programming services aren’t a potential threat to the Canadian broadcasting system or that the matter shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Pelmorex is a passionate…
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