OTTAWA – Canadian Association of Broadcasters president and CEO Glenn O’Farrell announced today he will be leaving the association early in 2009.
He has been CEO of the organization…
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GENEVA – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has accepted the first global standard offering an in-home, high-speed network capable of delivering room-to-room HDTV.
The standard, published under the G.hn…
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TORONTO – Independent all-high definition Canadian broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV today announced the new HD Nature & Adventure Package has been launched on Rogers Digital Cable in Ontario.
The…
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TORONTO – The Television Bureau of Canada (TVB) has announced their 2009 board of directors.
Along with TVB president Theresa Treutler, the board’s executive committee is:
Rita Fabian, Chair,…
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TORONTO – Rogers has received CRTC approval to launch a local, 24-hour news channel in the Greater Toronto Area.
Programming for the new channel will consist of local news, traffic,…
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TORONTO – Astral Media is a “strong and resilient company” who is well equipped to weather an economic storm, president and CEO Ian Greenberg told shareholders at their annual…
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TORONTO – Television drama 24 is returning to the airwaves for its seventh season, but not just with new adventures for star Kiefer Sutherland. Global Television has developed complementary…
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TORONTO – Air Canada passengers will be offered a sneak peek at a new Canadian original drama series called ZOS: Zone of Separation next month.
The Movie Network and…
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ARLINGTON,VA – This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will feature 300 new exhibitors, joining the more than 2,700 exhibiting companies who span 30 product categories across 1.7 million net…
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TORONTO – Canadian broadcaster and journalist John Roberts will be inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame as part of Canadian Music Week in March.
Roberts currently…
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