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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MONTREAL – Bell will introduce a new business unit called Bell Media and retire the CTVglobemedia holding company name once its acquisition of CTV is finalized early in the…
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OTTAWA – The government must take different steps to inform and support disabled Canadians in advance of this summer’s transition to digital television, says Media Access Canada (MAC).
In an…
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TORONTO – Astral-owned children’s channel Playhouse Disney and its French-language counterpart Playhouse Disney Télé will rebrand to Disney Junior on May 6.
In addition to new programming, Disney Junior will weave…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates its total broadcasting regulatory costs for the the 2011-2012 fiscal year are $29.881 million.
The broadcasting licence fee regulation provides for the payment of Part…
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TORONTO – Jeffrey L. Orridge is the executive director of sports properties for CBC Sports, the ‘pubcaster said Monday. Starting April 4th, he will be responsible for overall sports broadcasting…
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