TORONTO – Canada’s largest accessibility organizations are calling on the CRTC to divert a portion of vertical integration transactions – like Bell and CTV – to a fund that would…
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MONTREAL – Astral Radio is appealing the CRTC’s decision to allow Cogeco to maintain a third radio station in the Montreal market, claiming the move “disrupts the competitive equilibrium”.
In a motion…
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TORONTO – Rogers has attached its Sportsnet television brand to its sports radio stations in Toronto and Calgary. Effective immediately, the former FAN stations will be known as Sportsnet…
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HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has begun testing a provincial emergency alerting system that could send urgent public safety alerts directly to air on radio stations across the province.
"This new…
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OTTAWA – The use of a derogatory word for gays in a song breaches broadcast codes, and so does any radio station that plays it, the Canadian Broadcast Standards…
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TORONTO – Teletoon Retro has cracked the 8 million subscriber mark for its English and French services, making it highest penetrated all-digital Canadian specialty channel.
"Teletoon Retro’s founding vision was…
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TORONTO – Gains in its television and radio operations helped to drive up first quarter revenues at Corus by 8% over last year to $240.6 million, the company said…
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TORONTO – Astral’s Family Channel unveiled a new look on Tuesday, neatly timed to coincide with the launch of the high definition version of the channel.
"As part of the new…
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TORONTO – Mike Omelus has joined Global News as its new eastern regional director.
Omelus joins Global from CTV’s Business News Network, where he was executive producer since 2006. Reporting to…
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WHILE MASSIVE SPENDING cuts at one bankrupt broadcaster led it back into the black in 2010, another that was home to the Olympics saw the Games both boost –…
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