GATINEAU – A Télé-Québec public affairs show was not racist when it broadcast episodes critical of Islam, the CRTC has found.
The commission received complaints from some viewers who…
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TORONTO – TSN has nabbed sportscaster Darren Dreger away from Sportsnet. Dreger, who has 19 years in the biz, begins July 31 as TSN’s Hockey Insider, alongside Bob McKenzie….
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TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis has licensed second-window rights for its popular CSI franchise, worth a total of about US$250 million, the company announced.
The multinational deal involves the original…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC is calling for applications for new radio stations in Sydney, N.S. and Sudbury, Ont.
The commission has received an application for a commercial station…
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TORONTO – TSN is rebuilding the set of its flagship SportsCentre sportscast to go fully high definition in the fall.
It will be the first daily Canadian news program,…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today announced it’s allowing RDI to increase its hourly advertising by up to 50%, amending its licence from a former maximum of eight minutes per…
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TORONTO – A program to teach business skills to those working in film and television will be piloted over the next few years.
The Business Learning Initiative will be…
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TORONTO – XM Canada said this morning it plans to bump its rates up by $2 a month (matching rival Sirius Canada) while reporting solid growth through its third…
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TORONTO and NEW DELHI – After 31 years at CBC, veteran journalist Paul Workman has joined CTV News.
He will be the Canadian network’s South Asia Bureau Chief based…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – Today’s announcement that Astral Media and Corus Entertainment will together buy the 20% of Teletoon/Télétoon they don’t own from Cookie Jar Group (formerly Cinar) puts…
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