TORONTO – Fans of the internationally-followed, now Canadian-made show Call for Help can now access past, present and future episodes on Google Video (http://video.google.com/) effective June 13th, 2006,…
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TORONTO – After a bit of an outcry, and some complaints on Parliament Hill, the CBC and the Canadian Media Guild announced Wednesday that the company’s design department, Continue Reading
BANFF – You could see it clearly at the i-pitch session.
Besides the fact it was the first time broadcasters and developers i-pitched together at the Banff World Television…
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BANFF – The Banff World Television Festival is the place to be heard.
Although the pitch sessions, the keynote address and the behind-the-scenes deal making is a major part…
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BANFF – With advertisers needing to find a way to catch the attention of consumers who can choose, when, how and if they want to view traditional advertising, creativity…
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TORONTO – TSN announced today that it has locked up most of the major Canadian curling rights until 2014.
The Bell Globemedia-owned sports channel and the Canadian Curling Association…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved the addition of HDNet, a U.S. all high definition channel, to the list of eligible satellite services.
Owned by American multi-millionaire (and owner…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC also approved the addition of NEW SAT, a channel out of Lebanon.
The 24-hour general interest service offers programming in Arabic without English subtitles or…
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OTTAWA – Charles Adler’s labeling his callers as "stupid" is "on the edge of acceptability, but did not, in the end, violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code…
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TORONTO – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has a new board of directors.
Members elected them at the annual general meeting held in conjunction with the RTNDA…
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