OTTAWA – Peter Menzies has been appointed as a full-time member of the CRTC, representing the Alberta/Northwest Territories region.
"Mr. Menzies’ talent and experience in leading teams and managing…
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TORONTO – As the CRTC gears up to begin licence renewals hearings for Canada’s private conventional broadcasters, ACTRA is asking the Commission not to “give in to private broadcaster…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has given the green light to four new broadcasting licences for category two specialty television services.
The Family Channel received approval for ‘Family Extreme’, a national,…
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TORONTO – CBC Television is banking on a new reality series this Fall that will tie in to two of Canada’s traditional pastimes – hockey and figure skating.
Called ‘Battle…
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THERE IS SO MUCH left to do in order to make the transition to digital television happen in Canada that it’s impossible to see how we’re going to make the…
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WINNIPEG and TORONTO – Canwest Global Communications said this morning that its subsidiary, Canwest Media Inc. and its senior lenders have agreed to extend the waiver of certain borrowing…
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OTTAWA – In its appearance Wednesday before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, CTV called for “swift federal action” to address “the crisis” in local Canadian…
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LOS ANGELES – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is partnering with NBC Universal on a new initiative designed to give Canadian content creators assistance and mentoring with projects aimed…
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LAS VEGAS – Adobe Systems is making its Flash platform available for Internet-connected home devices such as televisions, set-top boxes and Blu-ray players, allowing delivery of high definition web…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has released the schedule for the upcoming licence renewal hearings for the country’s private conventional televisions stations.
CTV Television plus Quebecor’s TVA Group and Sun…
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