MONTREAL – Isabelle Dessureault is leaving her role as vice president of public affairs for Quebecor Media to take on another position within the company.
Dessureault, who has held management…
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TORONTO – CanWest has received court approval to expedite the appeal made by Goldman Sachs challenging the sale of its TV assets to Shaw Communications.
In documents filed…
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TORONTO – Spring has sprung, and HGTV marked the occasion with the start of a new spring image marketing campaign.
Targeting Adults 25-54, the campaign plays up HGTV’s renovation and…
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TORONTO – Add the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) to those backing Monday’s CRTC decision on new TV policy.
The WGC said that it is “optimistic” about the…
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IF YOU TALK TO ANYONE under 20 they will consider it quaint to hear tales of phones that were connected to walls; notes that were sent with a stamp;…
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"NEVERTHELESS, THE SYSTEM is not working well in 2010 in ensuring that conventional television broadcasters have the means to continue to meet their obligations under the Act."
That quote –…
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VANCOUVER – CTV BC can bask in the post-Olympic glow a little longer.
The station inherited the familiar CTV Olympics set, added the 103-inch monitor to its weather station, installed a…
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OTTAWA – The CBC was specifically denied inclusion into the value for signal club on Monday by the CRTC.
The Broadcasting Act specifically says the CBC has to be made…
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GATINEAU – Despite the majority’s decision today to stick to the August 31, 2011 deadline where all over-the-air TV transmitters in Canada have to switch from analog to digital,…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has extended the window for comments on the issue of opening up the general interest pay television genre to competition in the French-language market.
After receiving…
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