ANYONE WHO HAS spent longer than five minutes in this industry knows that the lead question Canadian viewers most often have for us is: “Why can’t I get HBO…
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TORONTO – Canadian specialty service Movieola announced this morning it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire controlling interest in propellerTV, a U.K./European-wide satellite channel currently available to more…
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TORONTO – The Movie Network and Movie Central are finally bringing to Canada what many TV viewers here have said they wanted: HBO.
The Astral-owned TMN and Corus-owned Movie…
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OTTAWA – Political parties should be sharing their plans for the future of Canada’s TV and film production sector, the CFTPA said today.
When a film or television production…
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OTTAWA – CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein will deliver the keynote address of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention on Tuesday, November 4 at the Westin Hotel.
The…
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OTTAWA – Statistics Canada’s release yesterday of radio listenership data that’s a year old is the final one it will compile, the government’s numbers arm said.
This release (some…
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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the CRTC on Wednesday during an election stop with a message aimed squarely at Quebecers who haven’t had a look at the…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today approved two new category two digital specialty service licenses for YTV.
YTV OneWorld is to be a national, English-language channel that would offer programming…
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OTTAWA – Both Global National and CTV British Columbia were correct in reporting on a refugee case when they said the claimant was in Canada illegally, the Canadian Broadcast…
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OTTAWA – The early-bird rate for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention in Ottawa in November expires on Friday, September 19.
CAB Members and Industry Partners can save $120.00…
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