TORONTO – A trio of independent broadcasters is urging the CRTC not to introduce a fee-for-carriage regime without also taking steps to offset the potential impact on their business.
The…
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TORONTO – Not to be left out of the current fee-for-carriage debate, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has asked the CRTC to consider re-regulating cable’s basic rates, and to ensure…
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TORONTO – Phil Lind delights in telling everyone that Rogers Television, the big cableco’s community TV arm, is 100% local and 100% Canadian “unlike the big broadcasters who say…
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TORONTO – High Fidelity channels Oasis HD, Equator HD, Treasure HD and Rush HD have begun a month long free preview.
Available on Rogers, Bell TV, EastLink, Sasktel and Source…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – A pared-down basic programming package, with its content and pricing determined by the CRTC, could be the solution to affordability if fee-for-carriage is implemented, the…
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TORONTO – Seeking to protect its rights as a co-owner of Canwest Global’s stable of specialty channels, U.S. investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has filed a motion against a…
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TORONTO – Mobile marketing technology company Silverback Media has named Tyler Nelson as its CEO and chairman of the board.
Nelson was formerly head of global business development at Research…
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MONTEREY, CA – Radio’s on-line revenues are expected to grow by double digits in 2009 as broadcasters turn to on-line streaming and mobile apps to help offset traditional ad…
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NEW YORK – Apple may be testing the waters on a new monthly TV subscription service that would deliver programming via its multimedia software.
According to a story on the Wall…
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TORONTO – Canada’s self proclaimed “Latino superstation” TLN Telelatino turns 25 this month, and will debut new programming and grassroots community initiatives to celebrate the milestone.
The trilingual Spanish, Italian and English…
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