WINNIPEG – Missed deadlines, low levels of Cancon and what appears to be an avoidance of some of its license conditions has landed Winnipeg’s CJWV-FM in regulatory hot water….
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TORONTO – While revenues shot up 8%, the return of the National Hockey League and the telecast production costs from TSN meant operating income at Bell Globemedia in the…
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OTTAWA – Rawlco Radio, Harvard Broadcasting, Newcap Inc. and CHUM Limited will soon all launch new radio stations in Calgary.
The CRTC approved four new stations for Calgary and…
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TORONTO – Nick Kypreos, fast becoming the face of Rogers Sportsnet’s hockey coverage, has signed a new multi-year deal with Rogers Sportsnet to continue as a feature hockey analyst…
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NEW YORK – Video, especially shortish, original clips, is where a lot of the growth in Internet viewership has come in the past 12 months (hello, YouTube).
On Friday,…
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TORONTO – After a year’s absence from Toronto radio, Mix 99.9 announced it has hired "Mad Dog and Billie" as its new Morning Show hosts. Jay "Mad Dog" Michaels…
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OTTAWA – With several video distributors now asking to add the satellite radio channels from XM Canada or Sirius Canada to their respective channel lineups, the Canadian Association of…
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TORONTO – "We have no particular interest in the assets that have been publicly announced as being for sale, i.e. the A-Channels," Rogers Media president Tony Viner said this…
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TORONTO – Four CHUM Ltd. channels which are thought to be tailor made for wireless viewing (i.e. – their content is already in small chunks of entertainment and information)…
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TORONTO – The move won’t help Canadian subscriptions to the NFL Network for the next few years, but TSN’s latest programming addition will make more NFL games widely available…
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