OTTAWA – CBC/Radio-Canada has asked the CRTC to review regulations that apply to direct-to-home satellite BDUs “to ensure that official-language minority communities have access to the public broadcaster’s full…
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TORONTO – Family Channel is launching a contest called “Phineas and Ferb Spot the Diff ” where viewers are encouraged to track the differences between original and modified segments…
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OTTAWA – The financial losses reported by Canwest Global Communications Wednesday should “provoke real concern about the overall crisis in Canada’s media companies” says the Canadian arm of…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has agreed to delay proceedings on a proposed regulatory framework for video-on-demand (VOD) undertakings and advertising in local availabilities, but only by a month.
As reported…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is urging the government to give Canada’s cultural industries a leading role in stimulating the economy when…
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TORONTO – The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)’s coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will make it the first Aboriginal network in the world to air a live Olympic broadcast.
The…
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MONTREAL – Virgin Radio arrived in Montreal on Monday, as the fourth Virgin radio station in Canada was launched.
Virgin Radio 96 has replaced English-language Mix 96, the latest move…
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TORONTO – Multi-faith television network VisionTV saw its highest-ever prime time ratings during its holiday-themed programming last month.
Nielsen Media Research data showed that VisionTV achieved a 1.0% share…
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TORONTO – Canadians report that their favourite advertisements are the ones that they see on television, says a poll released by the Television Bureau of Canada (TVB).
According to…
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TORONTO – Nominations are now open, and the judges have been named for the 2009 Bessie Awards.
Deborah Prenger from Dentsu Canada; Dean Lee from DDB Vancouver; Karen Silver…
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