LEONARD ASPER HAS been front-and-centre on the fight for regulatory change in broadcast television.
Of all the broadcast CEOs in Canada, he has stuck his neck out the farthest…
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TORONTO – Astral Television’s vice-president of affiliate sales, Darrell Atherley, has left the company.
"It was a mutual thing," said Atherley, in characterizing his departure. Atherley had been with…
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MONTREAL – On Sunday, CKTS Sherbrooke stopped rebroadcasting Montreal radio station CJAD.
The CRTC has been notified of the decision to relinquish the license.
CKTS first began rebroadcasting CJAD,…
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TORONTO – Thanks to a new partnership between The Weather Network and Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator, electricity consumers in the province can tap into updates on the Ontario…
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VANCOUVER – Rae Hull, regional director of CBC Television for B.C., announced last week she is leaving the Corp.
An industry veteran with 25 years of experience, Hull has…
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TORONTO – Saying she was "among friends", former CRTC commissioner and Canadian Women in Communications chair (and current Minister of Canadian Heritage) Bev Oda spoke openly Thursday night in…
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Dear Editor,
WITH REGARD TO THE LETTER published November 10 from Phyllis Yaffe of Alliance Atlantis, we certainly seek no quarrel with our friends at Showcase – they…
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TORONTO – Saying shorter ad cycles mutually benefit listeners and advertisers, Corus Radio has announced that all major market FM stations will launch two-minute stopsets, meaning listeners will get…
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TORONTO – With a sports channel in the offing, Asian Television Network announced increased revenue and EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30th.
Revenue went up by 36.6% to…
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TORONTO – At this point, a new collective agreement between Canadian actors and producers looks a long, long way off and a strike looms large.
In a meeting on…
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