TORONTO – The CBC and Al Gore’s Current Media are getting together to launch Current Canada, a new "cross-platform media company" aimed at young adults, the two companies announced…
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TORONTO – The first day of NextMedia – Monetizing Digital Media will feature production workshops designed for the broadcast community.
The workshop topics will include simplifying the process of…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed Saturday that CBC News reporter Mellissa Fung has been freed from captivity after being abducted on October 12 in Kabul.
Fung appears to be “well”…
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DARTMOUTH – Newfoundland Capital Corporation reported EBITDA 2% lower than the same period last year, resulting in a net loss in the third quarter – caused by an $8.5…
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TORONTO – S-Vox has appointed Terry E. Markus as general counsel and corporate secretary effective immediately, the broadcaster announced today.
The former independent consultant is responsible for providing advice…
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TORONTO – The Astral Media radio team is helping to explain the new Portable People Meter (PPM) measurement system to their advertisers and agencies through on-line tutorials.
The six…
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ON THE SURFACE, the 2008 Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention went off with nary a hitch.
Speeches and panels were mostly interesting, attendance was stable compared to last year…
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TORONTO – Family Channel has launched an on-line portal for kids called Famclub, the company announced this week.
Available at www.family.ca, the online destination allows members to create and…
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TORONTO – Canwest this week confirmed its line up of creative and on-screen talent for its recently announced slate of drama pilots.
They include: * The drama Shattered which…
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OTTAWA – News reports and teasers about Vancouver’s SkyTrain public transportation system on Rogers Broadcasting-owned CKWX-AM (News 1130) “misrepresented comments “ made by the organization’s CEO, the Canadian Broadcast…
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