MONTREAL – Losses in its television sector helped cut TVA’s year-over-year net income nearly in half for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Net income was $6.4 million, down from…
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TORONTO – VisionTV has teamed with Toronto-based social media platform company Filemobile on an enhanced version of its video on demand service.
Using a broadband video player to showcase hundreds…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media Radio has inked an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Aeroplan to reward their direct radio and web clients with Aeroplan Miles when they purchase airtime and…
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HALIFAX – Canada’s communications regulatory regime is in desperate need of repair, says a report by The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS).
In the recently released ‘In The End…
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By Michael Janigan, PIAC
THE CURRENT SPECTACLE of Canada’s television networks engaged in a pie-throwing contest with the cable and satellite industry seems as confusing to the viewer as an…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has added the channel Russia Today to the list of eligible satellite services.
Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. applied to the Commission in July to add the…
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TORONTO – The majority of Canadians say that they support their local TV stations, and that cable and satellite companies should as well, a study by Nanos Research has found.
About…
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OTTAWA – This is the last week of work at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for Elizabeth Roscoe.
The CAB’s executive vice-president, strategic policy and public affairs planning is leaving…
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TORONTO – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters annual general meeting and awards luncheon honoured former Global Television and Rogers Radio, president and CEO, Jim Sward.
The Ontario Association of Broadcasters’…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media has named Paul Beeston as president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club and Rogers Centre for a three year term.
Beeston was appointed…
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