WINNIPEG – Canwest has obtained creditor protection for some of its assets, including Global Television and the National Post.
The news follows an earlier announcement on Tuesday in which Canwest…
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TORONTO – Bruce Claassen didn’t want to be the bad guy. He wanted to be the white knight who saved CKX-TV Brandon and used it as a springboard to…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down YTV’s request to remove percentages relating to programming for specific age groups, and to lessen the restriction around airing feature films in…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments on a revision to its licensing framework for over-the-air digital television (DTV) services.
The current policy requires transitional licences for DTV undertakings,…
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OTTAWA – Employees at Canwest should not be made to suffer because of “financial problems that are of the company’s own making”, says the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union…
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TORONTO – CBC Radio One maintained its top position in the lucrative markets of Toronto and Vancouver for the S3 period, but just barely.
According to BBM’s top-line results for…
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CALGARY – Veteran Canadian media executive Kevin Shea has joined MoboVivo’s inaugural board of directors.
Shea, who currently serves as chair of the Ontario Media Development Corporation and is a…
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GATINEAU – The hearing the federal government asked for into fee-for-carriage will happen December 7th, the CRTC announced this morning.
The Commission is considering whether local television stations should be…
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TORONTO – Don’t miss your chance to register for nextMEDIA – The Future of Media is Digital, a two day event of networking, learning and strategizing with the top minds…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media Radio is offering mobile downloads of ringtones, wallpaper, and exclusive content produced by its hosts through a dedicated Internet site.
Called 61215 The Mobile Superstore, or La boutique mobile 61215…
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