OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans to resume the hearing that it began in May about the community-based campus radio station CKLN-FM Toronto, plus has added more information…
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OTTAWA – TVA received CRTC approval for two new category two specialty television stations on Wednesday.
The first is for TVA Mode, a national, French-language general-interest channel that will offer programming…
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TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) says that it lauds the CRTC’s recent decision to reject requests from Rogers and CTVglobemedia to reduce their Canadian content requirements…
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TORONTO – The call for nominations for the 46th annual Crystal Awards has officially opened.
Hosted by Astral RadioPlus, Canadian Broadcast Sales, CHUM Radio Sales and Target Broadcast Sales, the…
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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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