WINNIPEG – Canwest Global Communications subsidiary Canwest Limited Partnership has struck a forbearance agreement with its senior lenders while they continue discussions regarding a potential recapitalization transaction.
Under the agreement,…
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CALGARY – MoboVivo Inc. has announced platform compatibility with BlackBerry cell phones, and a secure video-on-demand (VOD) service available at the iTunes store.
The Calgary-based company that licenses and distributes…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment has begun a multifaceted media campaign to promote its newly branded specialty service Dusk, formerly known as Scream.
The re-launch includes a new look and an…
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MONTREAL – Roxane Girard has been named director of the television business unit for Telefilm Canada.
She was previously director of television for the French market, a position she had…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied a request by Canwest-owned Slice network to amend its conditions of licence relating to levels of Canadian content and Canadian programming expenditures.
The female…
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KELOWNA – The newest member of the Global TV network issued layoff notices to 11 staff members late last week.
A CHBC-TV spokesperson confirmed to Cartt.ca that the layoffs “were not…
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TORONTO – The Radio Marketing Bureau (RMB) has opened the entries for the 2010 RMB Crystal Awards.
Creatives, advertisers and producers are encouraged to collect their best radio spots from…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has released the standard conditions of licence for competitive Canadian mainstream sports and national news specialty services.
Included are its determinations on the matters of exhibition of…
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EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, both because it’s fun and because we want the weekend off… we re-publish the top 25 stories from the last 12 months.
The other reason…
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TORONTO – VideoFACT is changing its name to MuchFACT, as CTV’s MuchMusic and MuchMore take on exclusive funding beginning immediately.
The change comes as Astral Media’s MusiquePlus begins flowing…
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