OTTAWA – Private radio and television broadcasters contribute millions in airtime and tens of thousands of volunteer hours to their communities, says Broadcasting 2008: the Canadian Association of Broadcasters…
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OTTAWA – Perhaps a little lost in the explanation of the CRTC’s policy release on BDUs, specialties and fee-for-carriage was a warning from the chairman that the Commission’s pace…
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OTTAWA – You could tell that Thursday’s CRTC policy release was still a pretty fresh wound for those whose jobs are rather directly affected by the Commission’s new directives….
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TORONTO – CTV has ordered the production of a new Canadian police drama called The Bridge, the company announced today.
Following last summer’s pilot, the release says that the…
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TORONTO – GlassBox Television is set to launch a new multi-platform channel dedicated to emerging Canadian music later this month, the company said today.
Called Aux, the channel will…
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MONTREAL – RDS has appointed Michel Blain as their new sales manager for English Canada and USA for CTV Specialty Sales. They also hired Paul Desjardins as account manager,…
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OTTAWA – At lunch on Monday, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters paid tribute to its members’ outstanding productions in four categories, including news, documentaries, information and diversity in news…
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GATINEAU – The Canadian conventional broadcasters who in April, while facing the Regulator, insisted a new subscription fee was a must for them in this new media age, just…
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MONTREAL – Decreases in the publishing and movie distribution sectors led TVA to report an 8.2% decrease in operating income for their third quarter, according to the company press…
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TORONTO – S-Vox has appointed Monique Lafontaine as their vice-president of regulatory affairs, said the broadcaster today.
The former general counsel for the Directors Guild of Canada will be…
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