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ACTRA, ad industry likely to extend commercial agreement for a year
TORONTO – The union representing Canada’s actors and the Canadian ad industry have tentatively agreed to a one-year extension of the current National Commercial Agreement.
The Association of Canadian Advertisers…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Toronto (ACTRA Toronto) on Friday once again expressed its disappointment with the Status of Ontario’s Artists Act….
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PENTICTON – Since Konrad von Finckenstein’s appointment as CRTC chair in January, there has been much to say on the telecom file, but many in broadcasting has wondered where…
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MONTREAL – Higher subscription revenues at Quebecor Media’s specialty TV channels combined with lower content costs for its over-the-air channels drove revenues in its broadcasting sector up 2.6%, or by…
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OAKVILLE – Emergency management authorities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island used The Weather Network’s localization technology this week to issue test emergency warnings to the…
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TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. last month launched three new video-on-demand (VOD) services on Rogers Cable.
The VOD channels for the specialty TV broadcaster’s HGTV, Food Network and…
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TORONTO – CHUM Ltd. is turning to its archives and former DJs to celebrate the 50th year in operation of its 1050 CHUM radio station.
The radio station is…
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OTTAWA – Auditor-General Sheila Fraser isn’t as worried about the appointment process at the CBC as Friends of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. or the unions, which complain it’s too political.
Asked…
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TORONTO – The fairness hearing in connection with CanWest Global Communications’ purchase of Alliance Atlantis Communications’ has been re-scheduled to June 15 at the request of the specialty TV…
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ACTRA expresses disappointment again over Status of Ontario’s Artists Act
Chair sets out his “re-balancing” act for broadcast
Higher specialty TV revenues drive 2.6% increase in Quebecor’s broadcasting revenues
Atlantic provinces test The Weather Network’s emergency warning system
Alliance Atlantis launches three new VOD channels on Rogers
Archives, DJs, live concert part of 1050 CHUM’s 50th anniversary celebrations
Auditor-general okay with CBC’s appointment process, criticizes its ‘vague’ benchmarks
Alliance Atlantis fairness hearing re-scheduled to next month
