OTTAWA – Haliburton Broadcasting Group has received CRTC approval to buy three radio stations in Ontario.
The company said last September that it planned to acquire Stratford combo 1240 CJCS-AM and…
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OTTAWA – Community-based campus radio station CKLN has received a temporary reprieve after appealing a CRTC decision revoking its broadcast license.
After filing a motion with the Federal Court…
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TORONTO – CBC News is on-the-move with the launch of a new mobile app on Tuesday.
The CBC News Mobile App, available for download on iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android devices, provides real-time…
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TORONTO – One of hockey’s best-known personalities has renewed his contract with Hockey Night in Canada through the 2011-2012 NHL season, the CBC has confirmed.
Don Cherry will continue to…
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OTTAWA – CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein used an interview-style keynote as a soap box of sorts to press broadcasters and producers on a number of issues. In responding…
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OTTAWA – Three major actors in the Canadian broadcasting sector say they are bullish on the future of the system in the face of new technologies and changing consumer…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC says it has gotten the message loud and clear from Canadians regarding TV commercials that need to lower the volume.
It’s launching a public consultation, after…
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OTTAWA – The jury is still out on whether the iPad and other tablet devices will irreversibly alter the current Canadian broadcasting environment, but there are signs, even within…
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OTTAWA – After studying the impact of emerging and digital media environment in Canada over the past two years, the federal government’s Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has recommended…
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OTTAWA – After a Parliamentary committee decided yesterday to pull back from a 10-year-old request asking the CRTC broaden its rules applicable to false and misleading news, Commission chair…
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