OTTAWA – The death of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters appears to have been greatly exaggerated.
Months after the 84-year-old private broadcasters’ lobbying group announced plans to close up…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has given Cogeco the green light to move forward with its acquisition of Corus Entertainment’s Quebec radio stations.
Friday’s decision included approval of Cogeco’s request…
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TORONTO – The Bell Fund is increasing the number of application deadlines for its development program from three times per year to 12 monthly deadlines.
The new application deadlines will be the…
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TORONTO – The Movie Network has signed a multi-year, multi-platform deal for Showtime’s acclaimed lineup of original dramas, comedies and documentaries.
The long-term deal (terms of which were not disclosed)…
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TORONTO – Peter Furnish has been hired as vice-president, marketing at Astral Television Networks, effective immediately.
Reporting to Domenic Vivolo, senior vice president, marketing and sales, Furnish will lead the…
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TORONTO – A newly formed coalition of Canada’s largest accessibility organizations, called Access 2020, will be asking the CRTC to adopt a new approach to accessibility in its May…
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TORONTO – Suzanne Carpenter will be the general manager for Corus Radio Toronto, effective January 3, 2011.
Most recently, Carpenter was VP and GM of Corus Radio Eastern Ontario, CHEX TV…
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NEW YORK – Canadians watch more on-line videos than their counterparts from the United States and Great Britain, according to a new opinion poll from Angus Reid. And while…
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TORONTO – Wendy Freeman will be the new president of CTV News, replacing Robert Hurst who announced plans to step down earlier this month.
Freeman is a 17-year veteran of…
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OTTAWA – CTV’s coverage of the fatal luge accident at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games did not violate broadcasting standards regarding the depiction of violence or the respect for…
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