MONTREAL – While the big news was in Toronto for the company’s acquisition of Standard Radio, Astral Media also released some solid second quarter results on the TV, radio…
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TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is on the hunt for a new CEO as Maria Topalovich said Thursday she will resign as CEO at the…
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TORONTO – Score Media Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Canadian rights to 10 races of the 2007 Champ Car World Series, the series which features Canada’s…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet and Rogers Wireless have announced a three-year agreement with the National Hockey League for the distribution of game highlights both on sportsnet.ca and on Rogers…
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WINNIPEG – CanWest Global Communications said today that positive financial results in its second quarter report released Friday were due in part to better performance from its Canadian TV…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC outlined details today of its previously announced formal public review of issues relating to the ownership of Canadian broadcasting companies.
At the same…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – The Slaight family sold its company, Standard Radio, to Astral Media today for $1.08 billion.
The combined company will be the largest radio broadcaster in…
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OVER 100,000 FOLKS from the global broadcast industry (including Cartt.ca) will descend on Las Vegas next week for the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention.
The five-plus-day event will…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s largest media union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union is against the Astral Media purchase of Standard Radio, too.
"Another billion-dollar deal further concentrating ownership in…
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TORONTO – Pirate Radio and Television director Terry O’Reilly will discuss how to create powerful radio commercials at a Corus Entertainment-sponsored seminar on April 24 at The Eglinton Grand…
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