OTTAWA – Canada’s television broadcasting sector reported its lowest year-over-year increase in 12 years in 2009, according to data from Statistics Canada.
The figures, released Monday, showed that 2009…
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TORONTO – CTV.ca is getting fresh, thanks to an innovative new campaign around the Dove line of personal care products.
The CTV site is hosting Dove’s first all-digital consumer campaign which…
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TORONTO – CanWest and ABC have jointly renewed the series Rookie Blue after the Canadian drama recorded the highest-rated premiere for a Canadian drama series on any network in…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is undertaking a review of television program categories.
Monday’s call for comments asks for input in to the Commission’s proposed amendments to the definitions for…
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MONTREAL – If you give it to them, you must give it to us, too.
That’s the gist of the message that Quebecor Media had for the CRTC on Monday…
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OTTAWA – Commercial radio music royalties are rising by an estimated $13 million a year under new tariffs announced today by the Copyright Board of Canada.
Previously, radio stations paid…
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TORONTO – Canada’s second big news anchor announcement in as many weeks will be made Tuesday.
Global Television will introduce the new face of its national newscast at an…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has released an approximate schedule for its upcoming television license renewals.
First up will be the renewal of Vide-on-Demand undertakings which will be handled via…
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TORONTO – CTV national affairs correspondent Lisa LaFlamme will replace chief anchor and senior editor Lloyd Robertson behind the anchor desk at CTV National News next year.
Robertson, 76 and…
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TORONTO – As the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa winds down, CBC continues to rack up some impressive viewer numbers for its on-line and TV coverage.
Wednesday’s semi final match between Spain…
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