TORONTO – News channel CP24 rolled out a new on-screen look Tuesday, debuting a new set, station IDs and opening music.
New content, shows and programming features will continue to…
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WINNIPEG – Peter Viner has been named the interim president of Canwest’s broadcasting division, once Kathy Dore steps down next month.
Viner will have responsibility for Canwest’s conventional television…
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TORONTO – Descriptive Video Works is expanding to Toronto, and has hired former CHUM executive Ellen Baine to head up the new location.
The described video provider adds audio…
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TORONTO – GlassBox Television has partnered with Omnicom Media Group to create customized advertising opportunities on GlassBox’s specialty channels Bite TV and Aux.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to…
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TORONTO – Canwest has announced it will contribute $700,000 to Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) in support of their mentorship program.
The donation of $100,000 each year for the…
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WINNIPEG – Canwest Global Communications recorded a net loss of $1.04 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, which was primarily due to a non-cash $1.01 billion…
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TORONTO – Canwest Global CEO Leonard Asper said today that the changes in the media world and the slumping overall economy means that his company has only just begun…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet will stream a UFC event on their website tonight for the first time.
Beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m.PT, Sportsnet will stream the weigh in…
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TORONTO – ACTRA and the Joint Producers (the Association of Canadian Advertisers and Institute of Communication Agencies) have reached a tentative settlement on local and regional television and radio…
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TORONTO – Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has a message for the Conservative party convention taking place in Winnipeg today: don’t cut funds to the CBC.
The broadcast watchdog group has…
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