OTTAWA – On Wednesday, the industry’s movers and shakers gathered at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
The event…
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MONTREAL – On Friday, Quebecor Media’s TVA Group announced a net loss of $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2006, well off its Q1 2005 result – net…
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TORONTO – Mega-popular web site CANOE and newspaper The Toronto Sun are still more popular than television channel SUN TV, so it only makes sense the corporation is using…
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TORONTO – The innovative, quirky, little-watched, ZeD TV has been cancelled.
The late night show’s current season will be its last, CBC management told staffers late last week. Six…
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TORONTO – Brett Manlove has been promoted to senior vice-president, broadcast sales and marketing for CanWest MediaWorks, the company announced today.
In this position, Manlove will oversee all sales…
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OTTAWA – The mad marionettes on Puppets Who Kill aren’t in violation of Canadian broadcast standards when they use religious terms as expletives, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said…
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TORONTO – Canadians can now listen to CBC Radio’s programming on demand as podcasts.
The public broadcaster is making a rather large number of its programs available for complimentary…
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MONTREAL – Finding audiences, whatever screen they’re in front of, is the new mandate of Telefilm Canada.
The funding agency published its 2006-2011 corporate plan, dubbed: "From cinemas…
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TORONTO – Showcase has launched a second wave of its quirky, suggestive, “Thanks” image campaign to reinforce the channel as the home of premium boundary-pushing television series.
This time…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Profits at Canada’s private radio stations jumped 23.8% in 2005, says new data released today by the CRTC, just in time for the Radio Policy Review, which…
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