OTTAWA – New funding criteria could mean greater flexibility for Canadian new media projects and program development.
In a decision on Tuesday, the CRTC said that it would amend…
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TORONTO – A day after his surprise departure from CBC, Scott Moore has been named to the new position of president of broadcasting for Rogers Media. Rogers also…
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TORONTO – Oprah Winfrey’s new channel will debut in Canada on March 1, 2011, two months after its U.S. premiere, Corus confirmed Tuesday.
At an upfront presentation to advertisers…
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TORONTO – Scott Moore, director of CBC Sports and general manager of the CBC Revenue Group, is leaving CBC effective immediately.
Tuesday’s surprise announcement did not include details on Moore’s…
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TORONTO – Glassbox Television has completed its acquisition of the Category 1 specialty channel Travel + Escape from CTV.
Under a transitional services agreement, the physical broadcast operations of the…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media has overhauled its website to better align with the company’s new visual identity which debuted in May.
Astral said in a press release that the…
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MONTREAL – The rebound of the broadcasting advertising sector was a key factor in TVA Group’s third quarter results.
The Quebecor Media subsidiary reported that operating income in its television…
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OTTAWA – A 2009 promotional spot for The Roast of Joan Rivers broadcast which featured elderly women being beaten up by young men is a violation of the Canadian…
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IROQUOIS, ON – Ross Video has named Meng Soo as its new product manager for Ross Routing Systems.
After joining Ross Video in 2004, Soo was most recently the lead of the openGear engineering…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down a request from Super Channel parent Allarco to amend regulations in Francophone markets with a significant English-speaking minority community to distribute all…
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