TORONTO and OTTAWA – Reaction to this week’s new draft copyright legislation was swift and predictably varied.
A coalition of Canada’s telecommunications, retail, Internet and technology companies and organizations, known as the…
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TORONTO – Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) chose Mishann Lau as the winner of the 2010 Astral Media Mentorship.
The Astral Media Mentorship is a national competitive…
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TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) will continue the film and television-related programming of the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust, including the Astral Restoration Program.
Dedicated to protecting…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Revenues at Canada’s AM and FM radio stations dropped 5.2% to $1.5 billion for the broadcast year ending August 31, 2009, a CRTC report said Thursday.
Expenses, however, also…
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TORONTO – According to a new story in the Financial Post, certain Canwest Global Communications shareholders, including the Asper family, are seeking to block the purchase of the company’s…
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OTTAWA – In the fourth such decision in recent weeks, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has told a broadcaster that graphic violence and very coarse language must air…
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TORONTO – Citytv has added five new scripted drama series to its stable of comedy and reality programming for its 2010-11 prime time TV schedule.
The network picked up The…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – The government’s new copyright legislation will bring Canada in line with international standards while promoting home-grown innovation and creativity, according to Industry Minister Tony Clement…
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TORONTO – Now calling it a “Super Station” Evanov Radio Group relaunched its Brantford station, CKPC-FM, as FM 92 The Jewel, serving Brantford, Kitchener-Waterloo, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville Markets.
ERG…
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OTTAWA – CBC/Radio-Canada says that it’s found a way to save money and cut its carbon footprint at the same time.
The pub ‘caster is accelerating the replacement of incandescent…
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