CALGARY – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved Shaw’s takeover bid of Canwest, despite a last minute rival bid lead by investment fund Catalyst Capital, the Asper…
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WITH HD VIDEO hitting its stride worldwide, the TV and film industry have zeroed in on the next new thing: 3D TV and Ultra-HD (UHD), says In-Stat.
The market research firm says…
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VANCOUVER – As Canada continues in its quest to ‘own the podium’, audiences for the 2010 Winter Games continue to soar.
Sidney Crosby’s game-winning shootout goal during Canada’s match against…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s film and television industry contributed over $946 million to the provincial economy last year, a 41% jump over 2008 totals.
Production increases were seen in all genres, both…
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OTTAWA – CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein said Friday the regulator had “made a mistake” in eliminating Canadian content spending requirements for over-the-air broadcasters back in 1999.
Speaking in conversation…
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TORONTO – Goldman Sachs has thrown its support behind a new proposal to restructuring Canwest Global Communications and bring it out of bankruptcy protection.
A group led by Toronto-based investment…
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VANCOUVER – Ratings for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games continue to skyrocket.
According to data from Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium, 6.2 million watched Team Canada defeat Norway on day…
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TORONTO – Rogers’ OMNI Television has funded three public service announcements designed to combat racism.
Commissioned by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the spots will be versioned into Cantonese, Italian,…
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OTTAWA – Despite the imminent demise of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council will carry on.
In a note to members late on Thursday, national…
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VANCOUVER and WHISTLER – There are about 1,400 people working on the TV and radio broadcast and digital media production of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
It has been, and…
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