GATINEAU – On Monday, the CRTC officially approved the Equitable Portrayal Code as proposed by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB).
The newly written code contains standards for the…
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MONTREAL – Réseau des sports said today that Mike Piperni will be its executive producer, news, beginning in May. He comes over from the company’s broadcast parent, CTV.
"We…
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LONDON, England – KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment Inc., will launch in the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Palau on…
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EDMONTON – Corus Radio will introduce an online, 24-hour all-news radio format in Edmonton on May 20 at 6 a.m. MT, it was announced Friday.
The station, called iNews880, will…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC put on the public record Friday a slew of applications for new radio stations in Ottawa-Gatineau, along with several new TV proposals (Broadcasting Notice of…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC on Thursday put out a call for commercial radio applications for London, Ontario (Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-21) and Guelph, Ontario (Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-22).
Interested…
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TORONTO – Malcolm Wall, Virgin Media’s CEO of Content, will deliver the keynote at nextMEDIA and the Banff World Television Festival on Sunday, June 8, 2008 – the last…
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TORONTO – Global Television will broadcast the 2008 Aboriginal Achievement Awards for the third consecutive year, it was announced Thursday. Fourteen people will be recognized for their outstanding career…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Thursday launched a redesigned website featuring some of its past shows and programs at cbc.ca/archives.
Some 12,000 historic radio and television clips,…
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TORONTO – CBC Sports said Wednesday it has signed Jim Hughson to a new six-year deal to announce NHL hockey and Blue Jays baseball on the public network. The agreement…
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