MONTREAL – At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Montrealers will wake up to a brand new TV station.
Well, technically, it’s still on channel 14, but as of today the station takes…
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OTTAWA – When Shaw Communications purchased Canwest Global’s TV assets last year, the Competition Bureau gave the transaction its blessing.
The Bureau’s statement on that deal said: “this transaction…
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GATINEAU – Tuesday afternoon, BCE president and CEO George Cope (who looked a little grey as he fought through a bad cold) was unequivocal when it came to MPEG-4…
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TORONTO – TSN went on a shopping spree this week and picked up a multimedia rights agreement with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and the English-language broadcast rights for the…
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TORONTO – Channel Zero has kicked off a month long party to mark the 10th anniversary of CHCH’s morning show, Morning Live.
Starting this week, the celebration will include a chance…
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OTTAWA – “We want to be recognized by Canadians as the leader in expressing Canadian culture and enriching democracy on their behalf,” said CBC president and CEO Hubert T….
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MONTREAL and GATINEAU – On the first day of the CRTC hearing into the proposed marriage between BCE and CTV, the companies upped the tangible benefits package associated with…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – The sale of Corus’ Quebec radio stations to Cogeco Inc. was completed on Tuesday as planned, the companies announced.
Cogeco acquired Montreal stations CKAC-AM, CFQR-FM, CHMP-FM,…
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ST. CATHARINES, ON – A new television station is gearing up to take on the cluttered airwaves of the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario.
Niagara News TV (NNTV), which bills…
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OTTAWA – Shaw Media wants to take a crack at sports broadcasting, while Astral hopes to add two new French-language services to its roster, according to 19 new broadcasting applications…
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