GATINEAU – As the seventh and final day of the 2006 CRTC TV Policy Review hearing wound down yesterday, a frustrated group got very wound up, and a broadcasting…
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SYDNEY – If a buyer is found for CanWest Global’s Australian media operations, they’re going to have to buy the whole thing.
CanWest owns 56.4% of TV/radio broadcaster and…
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OTTAWA – It’s an annual battle, asking for maintenance of the Canadian Television Fund, and the Directors Guild of Canada took its message to Parliament Hill this morning.
DGC…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC has announced Namir Anani will be joining the organization as associate executive director, industry analysis, economics and technology on January 2nd.
"Namir comes to us…
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TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis launched blogTV.ca this week, meaning everyday Canadians with a web cam can all now be broadcasters ("blogcasters"?).
The company that owns such brands as HGTV…
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TORONTO – The Score has signed a three-season, $3.15 million contract for the exclusive Canadian TV rights to English Premier League soccer.
Broadcasts will start in the fall of…
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OTTAWA – A trio of up-and-coming broadcasters have been presented with Ruth Hancock Foundation Scholarships.
Awarded to applicants who demonstrate strong character and leadership qualities, a willingness to assist…
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WINNIPEG – The Ten Group, the company that owns CanWest’s Australian television and out-of-home advertising operations, this week reported consolidated revenues of A$294 million and EBITDA of A$107 million…
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TORONTO – While the actors and directors groups were in Ottawa Monday decrying the state of original Canadian programming in front of the CRTC, CanWest MediaWorks on Monday unveiled…
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OTTAWA – It took three years to produce and then five months to decide that the Senate Committee’s Final Report on Canadian News Media will, in essence, be shelved….
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