ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – American DBS service Dish Network announced today it is raising the high definition bar by becoming the first in the industry to offer high definition programming…
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TORONTO – “Television and the internet enhance each other,” said Theresa Treutler, president and CEO of the Television Bureau of Canada (TVB). “It is not a matter of competition,…
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TORONTO – After eight months of negotiations – including a one-month contract extension – a new national commercial agreement remains under negotiation, said actors union ACTRA today.
The agreement,…
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ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing 2008 Mark Awards finalists were announced today and in the running are three Canadian companies.
The Mark Awards competition…
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EDMONTON – Super Channel’s national creative development representative Nic Wry is retiring August 1, 2008 after three decades in the film and television production business, announced the company today…
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MONTREAL – With the company’s share price near its lowest levels in years (it dropped down to $26 last month, but was over $43 a year ago), Astral Media…
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TORONTO – The CBC announced today that it will offer a daily online Olympic highlights package in Mandarin. Beginning Aug. 9, and continuing through to Aug. 24, four web…
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OAKVILLE – The Weather Network today launched WeatherEye Golf for Windows XP and Vista, an extension of the popular WeatherEye group of widgets and applications from The Weather Network….
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DARTMOUTH, N.S.- Newcap Inc. announced today it will pay Haliburton Broadcasting $18.95 million for 12 FM stations in Central and Northern Ontario.
The press release doesn’t specify the stations…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention will take place in the nation’s capital again this year from November 2-4 at the Westin Hotel Ottawa.
This year’s…
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