OTTAWA – The CBC has formerly applied to amend the broadcast licence of its specialty channel ‘bold’, formerly known as ‘Country Canada’.
The pubcaster re-launched its category 1 specialty Country…
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TORONTO – After more than 40 years at CTV, Malcolm Fox will retire as executive producer of W-FIVE effective September 1, 2009.
Fox’s career began in the late 1960s with…
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WINNIPEG – While CHBC TV Kelowna will live on – rebranded from E! to part of the Global TV network – CHEK-TV Victoria and CHCA-TV Red Deer will be…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has announced plans to make telecommunications and broadcasting services more accessible to disabled Canadians.
On the telecom side, the CRTC has pledged to:
– require that telephone companies offer…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO – The federal government will conduct eight weeks of nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians’ opinions on the issue of copyright.
In order to be as inclusive and transparent…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – CBC Newsworld is cancelling its award-winning documentary program The Lens after 16 years.
Previously known as Rough Cuts, the program has showcased approximately 175 Canadian…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will hold a public hearing next month to review the purchase of two of Canwest’s E! stations by Channel Zero.
The independent specialty service operator, which owns…
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TORONTO – CTV has sold CKX-TV Brandon to Canadian investment firm Bluepoint Investment Corporation for one dollar.
Bluepoint assumes all of CKX-TV’s broadcast assets, liabilities and commitments with the purchase,…
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TORONTO – While still not in the black, XM Canada said that a growing subscriber base accounted for a 30% jump in total revenue for its third quarter, marking…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment saw a $145 million net loss for its third quarter, compared to net income of $37.7 million last year.
The net loss for the quarter included…
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