OTTAWA – Gordon Ritchie had a lot more success negotiating the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement than he has had trying to inch Canada’s broadcasters toward a Terms of Trade…
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WASHINGTON, DC – More than 70 new exhibitors, including Electronic Arts, Phillips 3D Solutions and 3ality Digital, will join 1,600 companies on the show floor at the 2009 NAB…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) has announced the winners of the 2009 Indie Awards.
This second annual celebration of Canadian independent producers recognizes outstanding Canadian…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian production industry is facing two significant challenges – the current economic "crisis", and uncertainty over how Canadian content will reach audiences over digital platforms, according to…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s public educational channel TVO will sell its children’s songs and music videos on Apple Inc.’s digital media player iTunes.
"Partnering with iTunes offers TVO new potential to significantly…
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TORONTO – Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s probability of default rating to Caa3 from Ca, and revised its ratings outlook to “positive” from “negative”.
The…
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WINNIPEG – Just in time for its 10th anniversary this September, and in preparation for its Olympic coverage, APTN is re-branding and will roll out a new on-air look in conjunction with…
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OTTAWA – While stopping short of calling for a wholesale policy overhaul, CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein opened the annual conference of Canada’s film and TV producers with a…
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TORONTO – CTV said today it won’t seek to renew the licence for the CBC affiliate it acquired when it bought CHUM Ltd., CKX-TV Brandon (and those of its…
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NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Service said that additional rating downgrades are "likely", as the contracting US economy’s adverse impact on broadcast revenues is already at the high end of…
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