MONTREAL – Corus’ radio stations in Quebec raised a record-breaking $758,000 during their annual one-day radiothon.
On November 17th, the United for the Kids of Sainte-Justine Radiothon saw five stations…
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WINNIPEG – APTN CEO Jean LaRose will be one of 14 Canadians that will receive a 2011 National Aboriginal Achievement Award.
The awards, which celebrate Aboriginal Canadians who have made a profound…
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OTTAWA – A Toronto radio host violated the equitable portrayal code after stereotyping an ethnic group by referring to Gypsies engaged in illegal activity, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council…
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TORONTO – Satellite radio competitors XM Canada and Sirius will merge in Canada, just as their American parent companies did over two years ago.
Wednesday’s announcement said that the all-stock…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) disbursed a record amount of $327 million last year to help produce 4,400 hours of programming, including 932 hours of new broadcast…
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TORONTO – Canadian actress Jill Hennessy will receive this year’s International Achievement Award from Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T).
The award is presented to a Canadian woman…
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TORONTO – Astral will use its digital network signs in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver to broadcast Amber Alerts, the company said Wednesday.
The Astral Out-of-Home Amber Alert Program will enable…
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Perry Hoffman
OTTAWA – Broadcasters and digital media companies still haven’t yet found the secret formula on how to make money from digital content, the International Institute of Communications Canadian…
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OTTAWA – Does bigger necessarily mean better? Corus Entertainment appears to think so, and asked the government to support vertical integration in the broadcast industry so that Canadian players can better…
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WORD OF MOUTH is one of the most reliable avenues to success for any product.
Television is no different. Hit shows have been hit shows because they strike a chord…
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