OTTAWA – Broadcasters should be careful when using the words “illegal campaign contributions”, said the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) in a decision on Wednesday.
The CBSC examined a complaint concerning…
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TORONTO – Music legends Bachman & Turner, entertainment lawyer and television producer Stephen Stohn and broadcast pioneer Bill Evanov will be inducted to the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall…
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TORONTO – Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has named the winners of its 2010 Crystal Awards.
The winners are:
– Outstanding Achievement Award: Laurie May, co-president and co-founder, Maple…
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MONTREAL – Astral Radio has donated $100,000 to a musical education charity to help fund music programs in 71 schools across the country.
MusiCounts, the music education charity associated with…
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TORONTO – Just in time for the start of hockey season, Rogers Sportsnet One has added two new major BDUs to its roster.
The sports network said Friday that it was…
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TORONTO – Retiring CTV CEO Ivan Fecan worked in TV all of his life. He was a producer, director and executive at a number of levels. As CEO, he…
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SASKATOON – Golden West Broadcasting says that it has learned its lesson. After being denied an opportunity to launch a FM radio station in Humboldt Sask. in 2008, the…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – The CRTC has turned down CTV’s request to extend “interim regulatory flexibility” to it’s financially challenged /A stations.
In a decision on Thursday,…
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TORONTO – Astral Television Networks has named Heather Senst as vice president of creative services.
In this role, Senst will continue to be responsible for spearheading the creative direction and…
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TORONTO – Bell Canada’s Kevin Crull has been named successor to CTVglobemedia head Ivan Fecan.
Wednesday’s announcement said that Crull, currently president of Bell’s residential services, will become COO on January…
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