TORONTO – Due to a wide range of issues, CanWest CEO Leonard Asper is mulling a move to take CanWest private, according to a story in The Globe and…
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TORONTO – Chris Fuoco, vice-president of distribution and account marketing for Canwest Broadcasting, has left the company, it was announced late last week.
“We greatly appreciate all of Chris’s…
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TORONTO – While revenues for Canada’s private broadcasters increased slightly in 2007, they cut their spending on Canadian programming slightly too, pointed out ACTRA, the actors union, in a…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Media’s broadcasting, publishing and movie unit, TVA Group, reported net income of $12.8 million for the second quarter of 2008, 23% lower than the corresponding quarter…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters announced that Elaine Ali, senior vice-president, CTV Stations Group, Nicole Jolly, vice-president of operations, New Flow 93.5, Milestone Radio, and Claude Laflamme,…
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CALGARY – Canwest Global announced today the launch of a paid internship program for Aboriginal students in Alberta.
Three internships per year – valued at approximately $10,000 each –…
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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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