TORONTO – Established Canadian online music retailer Puretracks (which is partly owned by Standard Broadcasting) has teamed up the CHUM Limited’s MuchMusic to sell music on line, the companies…
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HAVING WORKED IN ALL SECTORS of the TV industry over a number of years, one of the trends that was always in the back of Mitch Nadon’s mind was…
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WINNIPEG – CanWest’s Raise-a-Reader national fundraiser collected nearly $2.24 million for literacy programs across Canada last Thursday.
Thousands of volunteers and CanWest newspaper and TV employees in all 10…
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TORONTO – Looking at the top line results released Monday from the BBM S3 radio ratings book, some big-name stations are on the rise while others have seen their…
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LOS ANGELES – Another big development on the Webcasting front is seeing Fox launch FOX on Demand, a service bringing full episodes of FOX primetime TV series online.
FOX…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC has granted licences for new radio stations in Dawson City, Yukon and Strathroy, Ont., as well as a national Christian specialty audio service.
The commission…
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TORONTO – Toronto’s CHFI FM has raised more than $53,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for yesterday’s cross-Canada Run for the Cure, making it the highest corporate fundraiser…
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TORONTO – Global TV’s fall marketing campaign is branding its flagship Global National newscast as “News Understood.”
Through TV, print, and radio creative appearing throughout the broadcast year, the…
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TORONTO – TSN has signed a deal with the NBA extending its basketball broadcasting rights for another two years.
TSN will air 20 regular season Toronto Raptors games, at…
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OTTAWA – CanWest MediaWorks President and CEO Peter Viner has won the 2006 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
Viner, celebrating almost 40…
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