TORONTO – Astral Television Networks has promoted Aubie Greenberg to director of original programming for its movie services.
Effective May 10, Greenberg will be responsible for developing the strategic direction…
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OTTAWA – It is often said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
And as the clock ticks down on the Canadian Association of…
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TORONTO – International news channel Al Jazeera English took to the Canadian airwaves Tuesday on Bell TV, Rogers and Videotron.
Additionally, the channel announced plans to open its first Canadian…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media president and CEO Tony Viner has announced his retirement.
Viner, 63, will stay with the company until a successor is named to ensure an orderly and…
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OTTAWA – Rogers’ testimony at the CRTC community TV hearing may not have been entirely accurate, according to the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
In a…
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TORONTO – Score Media is partnering with Toronto-based free evening newspaper t.o.night to brand its sport section as The Score.
Starting Monday evening, the independent newspaper which is distributed in the…
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TORONTO – Is everything really better in 3D? A researcher at Toronto’s Ryerson University aims to find out.
Richard Grunberg, a professor in Ryerson’s School of Radio and Television Arts,…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has bought Canwest Global Communications Corp. for $2 billion, the companies announced early Monday morning.
The deal includes 100% of CanWest’s over-the-air and specialty television businesses,…
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TORONTO – After losing Paul Roberston to Shaw earlier in the day, Corus Entertainment named Doug Murphy to the role of president of Corus Television.
Murphy joined Corus in…
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WINNIPEG – Global TV anchor Kevin Newman will be leaving the network in August after 10 years as the face of the company’s national newscast.
Citing the need for “for…
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