TORONTO – Gord Cutler and Don Young have been named executive producers, features for the CTV-Rogers’ coverage of the 2010/2012 Olympic Games in Vancouver and London.
Reporting to Rick…
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TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) issued a strongly-worded letter
Thursday, calling upon Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner to revoke part of an
omnibus bill now before…
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TORONTO – ACTRA has blasted the Conservative government over amendments to the omnibus bill C-10 which it says would allow the Canadian Heritage Minister to deny tax credits to…
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OTTAWA – The Copyright Board of Canada has firmly rejected an application by the Audio-Visual Licensing Agency (AVLA) and its Quebec equivalent (SOPROQ) for the implementation of an interim…
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OTTAWA – The CBC has welcomed a report from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that recognizes the role of the public broadcaster as an essential institution that requires…
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GATINEAU – Is an emerging artist a new singer that has been around for less than half a year and shot to stardom? Or is it a four-year-old band…
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OTTAWA – The profit position for Canada’s film, television and video post-production industry improved slightly in 2006, according to Statistics Canada. Even though operating revenues edged down, the industry’s…
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GATINEAU – Saying that two proposed purchases would violate its common station ownership policy, the CRTC has denied Jim Pattison Broadcast Group’s application to purchase two more stations in…
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GATINEAU – Reply comments filed with the CRTC on Friday on its broadcasting distribution undertakings and specialty services policy review don’t show anyone has changed their minds. They’ve mostly…
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MONTREAL – Four unnamed suitors have submitted bids for Quebec’s financially strapped TQS television network, but neither Rogers Communications nor RNC Média (Radio Nord Communications), who have been rumoured…
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