OF ALL THE CONFLICTING complaints we’ve heard so far about the hearing still ongoing in Gatineau which will decide the future policies to govern specialty channels and BDUs, the…
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TORONTO – Recognizing that the digital transformation is changing fundamentally how audiences consume and interact with audiovisual media, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced a new five-year…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is moving to a new home this week. As of April 28, the CAB’s offices will be located at 700-45 O’Connor St.,…
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TORONTO – It’s fitting that DiscoveryChannel.ca chose Earth Day to launch ExpeditionGreen.ca, its new environmental adventure site. Discovery Channel Canada calls ExpeditionGreen.ca the brand’s “new online destination for adventure-based…
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GATINEAU, Que. – The very existence of small and independent broadcasters depends on the CRTC maintaining the rules and regulations that enable specialty channels to provide niche programming for…
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TORONTO – Global Television and NBC confirmed today its broadcasting deal with Howie Mandel (host of hit game show "Deal or No Deal") for an unscripted comedy series "Howie…
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GATINEAU – Canadian stars Robb Wells (Trailer Park Boys) and Julie Stewart (Cold Squad) have taken the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, (ACTRA) fight for more…
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MONTREAL – A new website launched by Quebecor this week seeks to inform Canadians of the potential for Canadian television in the digital future. The site surveys the current…
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GATINEAU – They compete aggressively for U.S. programs, audience share, and advertisers, but in an exceptional show of unity, executives from CTVglobemedia Inc and CanWest Global Communications sat shoulder-to-shoulder…
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TORONTO – BMO Financial Group has acquired the title sponsor rights to all 30 Toronto FC Major League Soccer TV broadcasts during the 2008 season, on CBC, Rogers Sportsnet…
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