LOS ANGELES – MGM Studios announced today the launch of “a turn-key solution for generating revenue for the digital spectrum” for American local broadcasters with the launch of THIS…
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TORONTO – XM Canada today said it is “diligently reviewing its options following the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to approve a merger between U.S. companies XM Satellite Radio…
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TORONTO – CBC Television announced today that U.S. broadcaster ABC has acquired the U.S. rights to 18 To Life, a new single-camera comedy series, whose pilot is currently in…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has announced it will increase the number of Toronto Maple Leafs games it will televise to 28 this season, more than any other broadcaster. All…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has revoked the licence of embattled University of Manitoba radio station, Flava 107.9 FM, (CJWV-FM), which ceased broadcasting last October.
The licensee, Harmony Broadcasting Corporation, has…
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WINNIPEG – Canwest specialty channels and baby skincare expert Johnsons are embarking on an “unprecedented” partnership that will give Johnsons year-round television exposure, more than doubling their level of…
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DARTMOUTH – Newcap and Rogers Broadcasting Limited have agreed to exchange radio stations subject to approval from the CRTC.
Newcap will exchange its CFDR AM broadcast licence in Halifax,…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC announced today that its revised commercial radio and digital Radio Policies will come into force this September 1 and will force the country’s radio stations…
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WASHINGTON – A tentative deal has been struck by a majority of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission to approve the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM…
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OTTAWA – Two years after the arrival of subscription satellite radio in Canada, the private commercial radio industry has shown no apparent ill effect as revenues continued to climb…
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