TORONTO and MONTREAL – Corus Radio is officially exiting the Quebec radio market.
The company said this morning it has reached an agreement with Cogeco Inc. for Cogeco to purchase…
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OTTAWA – A phone-in contest that aired on Global Ontario lacked transparency, violating codes around contests, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.
Play TV, which aired on Global…
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TORONTO – CanWest has cranked up the promotional machine in support of two new series on specialty channels Showcase and History Television, and a new mobile recipe app for Food…
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TORONTO – Students and educators in Ontario have been given free, on-line access to Canadian films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to help them learn more about…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media’s second annual National Day of Caring for Kids radiothon raised over $7 million in support of 20 children’s hospitals and health care facilities across the…
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OTTAWA – Banter between radio morning show co-hosts that touched on a sexual topic was ruled clean by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
A listener complained about a Josie & The…
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TORONTO – OMNI Television will bump up its supper hour broadcast of OMNI News: Mandarin Edition from 30 minutes to a full hour beginning Monday.
The popular newscast will continue…
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TORONTO – CanWest will add a new specialty channel to its portfolio with the launch of Global Reality Channel this summer.
Billed as Canada’s first and only destination for reality…
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OTTAWA – The CBC received CRTC approval Wednesday to operate a new French-language regional television station in Toronto.
The Commission also approved CBC’s requests to amend the broadcasting licences…
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TORONTO – The CRTC is incorrectly interpreting the BBM statistics on television viewership numbers during its examination of community television policy, says Rogers.
As part of this proceeding, the Commission…
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