OTTAWA – The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has been awarded the Bill Hutton Award of Excellence from the Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada.
The award is given to…
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CHICOUTIMI, QC – Another day, another radio station sale.
According to a report on infopresse, Corus Quebec has sold CKRS 98.3 FM in Saguenay to a consortium of…
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TORONTO – CTV has launched a Facebook application to help promote its on-line video library.
Called Watch CTV Online, the app allows users to click on any available episode of…
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VANCOUVER – Prime time Canadian content on CBC English TV stands at a 30-year low, according to an annual survey conducted by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
The survey ‘What’s ON…
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TORONTO – Not surprisingly, a survey by the Television Bureau of Canada found that TV is still the best medium to deliver advertising messages to consumers.
Conducted by BBM Analytics, the…
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MONTREAL – The head office of Astral Media has a new home – a 30-storey office building in downtown Montreal now known as Maison Astral.
Located at 1800 McGill College…
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KORY TENEYCKE AND PIERRE KARL PÉLADEAU launched some stinging attacks on the established Canadian news channels last week in Toronto when they made public Quebecor Media’s plans…
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TORONTO – Score Media has added an interesting and entertaining side bar to its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Its sports channel The Score has signed…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada is updating its 50 year-old antenna located at the top of Mount Royal in Montreal.
The overhaul will allow the city’s radio stations to improve their technical…
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TORONTO – The Accessible Channel (TACtv) will air the CanWest-commissioned original drama series Rookie Blue in simulcast with Global TV, marking the first time a series has premiered with…
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