TORONTO – Legendary, bombastic (and now retired) former Toronto radio broadcaster Dick Smyth will be a guest host this week on Corus Radio’s AM640.
He will co-host the station’s…
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TORONTO – TSN’s ongoing support of Special Olympics Canada continues Saturday with the sixth-annual Special Olympics Day, celebrating the inspirational achievements of Special Olympics athletes across Canada.
All day December…
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TORONTO – After saying he believes it’s "good business" to help produce and then show Canadian content, Astral Media CEO Ian Greenberg today sent a message to Gatineau, cautioning…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Radio-television said Tuesday it will not exercise its right to purchase the 40% interest in Quebec broadcaster TQS that it doesn’t already own and that the…
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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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