OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved a new English and Aboriginal-language Native Type B FM station and a new English-language commercial FM station to serve the Winnipeg area.
Evanov Communications will air an…
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OTTAWA – With the very future of the Canadian Television Fund in question, the CBC along with the independent production community are urging the CRTC to postpone its plans…
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MONTREAL – CanWest Broadcasting is rebranding Lonestar, a Western-themed cable channel, as MovieTime, a digital offering of popular Hollywood movies. CanWest says that MovieTime, which goes live Oct. 6,…
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VANCOUVER – Global National announced today the appointment of five veteran Canadian correspondents to its new international bureaus launching in London, Beijing, New Delhi and Jerusalem.
“Canadians recognize that events…
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OTTAWA – Teletoon did not provide adequate advisories when it broadcast the movie Team America: World Police says the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. The animated movie featured coarse language,…
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TORONTO – 680News has launched its new website at 680news.com designed to provide listeners with more content, easier navigation and personalized traffic reports.
“680news.com is one of the most visited…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has expanded support of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for its mobile/handheld (M/H) standard-setting process. The ATSC…
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TORONTO – Jon Dube, director of digital media for CBCNews.ca, is leaving to become the new vice-president at ABCNews.com. He leaves the CBC effective Aug. 25.
"In his three years…
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TORONTO – The CBC has received the go ahead to launch an all-sports television channel despite a concerted effort from rival broadcasters to block the application. But it’s not…
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TORONTO – Astral Media says its new national radio sales division will “deliver ideas – not just air.” The company’s re-launch of IMS Radio as Astral Media Radio Sales aims…
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