OTTAWA – The CRTC has given the green light to three new category two channels: one devoted to music, one to travel and world cultures, and one to adult…
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TORONTO – As we reported Thursday, the federal government will release its decision on the fate of Canadian Television Fund on Monday.
Heritage Minister James Moore has scheduled a…
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WINDSOR – Windsor City Council is calling on the CRTC and the federal government to “guarantee” local programming, and “protect” markets that are at risk of not having their…
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TORONTO – After combining what Canadian private conventional broadcasters had asked for in their license renewal applications in January with the number of layoffs in the sector and at…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet will continue to be the exclusive Canadian TV broadcaster of Major League Baseball’s All-Star game and postseason play, including the World Series, through 2013.
The network…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) has filed grievances against multi-faith broadcaster S-VOX “to fight the way employees are being treated” as a result of the company’s decision…
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MONTREAL – Former Videotron executive Yvan Gingras has been named COO of Sun Media, effective immediately.
Reporting directly to president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau, Gingras will be responsible…
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OTTAWA – We’d almost forgotten about it, but the federal government just might release its decision on the Canadian Television Fund next week.
A source with knowledge of the…
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OTTAWA – Episodes of the crime drama series ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ did not violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB)…
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MONTREAL – Saying it’s “deeply concerned about the public broadcaster’s future”, the Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC) is calling on the federal government to provide “adequate funding for…
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