DARTMOUTH – Newcap has received CRTC approval to sell its two FM stations in Thunder Bay, ON, to Acadia Broadcasting.
This transaction, which was announced in July, is expected to close…
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TORONTO – The Banff World Television Festival and nextMEDIA conference have teamed up to hold the two popular industry events concurrently at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, AB…
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By Christopher Maule, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University
THE BATTLE BETWEEN CANADIAN BROADCASTERS and cable companies taking place before the CRTC is about the past and the disappearing present and not…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – A new on-line consultation process will allow consumers a different way to express their opinions on the future of television to the CRTC.
The consultation tool, which launched Monday and…
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WINNIPEG – Despite “substantially reduced” operating expenses, Canwest reported a net loss of $1.69 billion for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
The loss included $1.42 billion in non-cash…
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TORONTO – Sunday’s Grey Cup game attracted a record audience of 6.1 million viewers to TSN and RDS, making it the most-watched telecast of the year in Canada.
Preliminary overnight data…
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GATINEAU – Group licensing has the potential to throw the Canadian broadcasting system on end, while benefiting consolidated broadcasters and hurting small independents, according to Score Media CEO John…
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GATINEAU – Protect Canadian feature films and drama, expand the reach of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), and create a credit system for Canadian content were a few…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian government has pledged $25 million over five years to TV5Monde and TV5 Quebec Canada.
The news came at the conclusion of the two day Conference of…
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GATINEAU – Canadian content again took centre stage at Wednesday’s CRTC hearing.
Both the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) and ACTRA pinned the blame for our broadcasting system’s issues…
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