WITH THE GENRE protection afforded existing specialty news channels having been set aside by the CRTC last summer, it was only a matter of time until a company put together…
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BANFF – What does 3D, Internet connected televisions and physical computing mean for the future of entertainment? A session at the Banff World Television Festival, which opens this weekend,…
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MONTREAL – Videotron said Tuesday it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Just for Laughs, making it the official presenter and main sponsor of the comedy fest for the…
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TORONTO – Non-profit corporation Media Access Canada is hosting a private roundtable of audio-visual associations, guilds and unions at the end of this month in Ottawa, to discuss ways of strengthening…
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TORONTO – Can connectivity and content achieve a happy marriage or should they just stay friends?
Dvai Ghose, the outspoken managing director and head of Canadian research for Canaccord Genuity,…
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TORONTO – Fans of the Discovery Channel will notice some new names looks when they channel-surf later in the summer.
Thanks to a renewed joint venture between Discovery Communications in the…
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TORONTO – Independent broadcaster Glassbox Television announced today it will buy digital specialty channel travel + escape from CTV.
The acquisition of the category one travel and leisure service is…
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TORONTO – It looks as though CTV did most of the shopping for its new fall TV schedule south of the border.
The network announced 11 new series (seven starting this…
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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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