OTTAWA – Rogers Broadcasting has asked to amend the broadcasting license of its specialty channel Outdoor Life Network, adding comedy, animated programming, and perhaps even some professional sports to its lineup….
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TORONTO – The finalists for Canadian Radio Star, the 16th annual national songwriting competition held at Canadian Music Week, have been named.
The 12 finalists were chosen from radio…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media has launched a new audio branding platform to reflect the various audience segments in its broadcast network.
In order to serve “highly targeted audiences” in television,…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) has asked for clarification on comments made by CBC president Hubert Lacroix during his speech at a business luncheon in Toronto on Thursday.
At…
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TORONTO – Bernadette Lee was the unanimous choice for this year’s RTNDA Distinguished Service Award, the organization announced.
The annual honour recognizes an individual who is deemed to have rendered exemplary…
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WASHINGTON, DC – This year’s Content Theatre at the 2009 NAB Show will showcase the technology and production techniques behind animated features, documentaries and 3D cinema, show organizers announced…
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TORONTO – Discovery Channel has re-launched its website to include full episodes of some shows, bonus videos, enhanced TV listings, RSS, and a desktop widget.
DiscoveryChannel.ca is now more…
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TORONTO – Global News in Ontario will launch the “most modern and innovative newscast in local news” beginning Monday.
Called ‘News Hour Final’, the hour-long late-night local news program…
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WINNIPEG – In an internal memo sent late Friday, Canwest CEO Leonard Asper encouraged staff to “keep doing what you do best”, saying the company “will get through this…
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TORONTO – Camera operator Wayne Clark has been chosen to receive the 2009 RTNDA Lifetime Achievement Award in the Atlantic Region by the Association of Electronic Journalists.
The award will…
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