GATINEAU – The five-year term of Michel Arpin, the vice-chair of broadcasting at the CRTC, ended Monday without a replacement being announced.
According to several sources, the seat may remain…
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TORONTO – Global TV is looking for workplace glee clubs in Canada interested in battling it out a new Canadian reality series called Canada Sings! (working title).
From now through…
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TORONTO – WFN: World Fishing Network will launch its high definition service on Rogers’ cable systems starting Thursday.
WFN HD will be available on Rogers channel #542 as…
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TORONTO – Score Media rebranded its Sirius satellite radio channel from Hardcore Sports Radio to theScore Satellite Radio, the company said Tuesday.
With growing international brand awareness and a dedicated…
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EDMONTON – Allarco Entertainment, owners of Canadian pay-TV service Super Channel, received unanimous creditor approval for a plan of compromise and arrangement under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
CCAA is…
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TORONTO – History Television kicked off its Fall campaign Tuesday, centring around the new and returning hit series Pawn Stars, American Pickers and the Canadian original series William Shatner’s Weird or…
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TORONTO – The digital group at CTV has added two new members to its senior team.
Jon Taylor has re-joined the Digital Media Group as senior director of content, CTV…
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CALGARY – Corus Entertainment has pulled the plug on its Corus Custom Networks (CCN) which operates a TV listings advertising service, the company said Tuesday.
“As the broadcast industry transitions…
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OTTAWA – The economic downturn in 2009 pulled down the profitability of the commercial radio industry in Canada two years in a row, the first time since 1993 that…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Most stakeholders agree that the CRTC’s new community TV policy did little to lessen cable’s firm grip on the country’s community channels. But even some of…
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