By Robert Rabinovitch, CBC
THE CHALLENGE BROADCASTERS FACE today is strikingly similar to the one faced by newspapers in the 1920s with the dawn of radio; by radio, in…
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ILE-DES-SOEURS, VERDUN, QC and TORONTO, ON – XM Canada, officially launched Wednesday, despite the fact its hardware won’t be widely available until next week.
Its first subscriber, Michel Leblanc…
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MONTREAL – Digital broadcast gear manufacturer Miranda Technologies announced Wednesday that Terry Nickerson (right) will be appointed as a member of the board of directors, and chair of the…
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DARTMOUTH, N.S. – The CRTC has approved Newcap Inc.’s $1.8-million purchase of Winnipeg station CHNR-FM “The Breeze” from CKVN Radiolink System Inc.
The transaction, originally announced in February, is…
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OTTAWA – Today, the CRTC added six new foreign, third-language TV channels to the eligible satellite list.
Sponsored by the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, the new additions are: Channel…
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OTTAWA – In a press release on Tuesday, the Coalition Against Satellite Signal Theft (CASST) said it was pleased with the Quebec Superior Court’s recent sentencing decision of Reggie…
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TORONTO – Recruiting began Monday in search of Canada’s Next Top Model, a new reality program which will air on all Citytv stations in the spring.
Based on the…
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TORONTO – Politics came to the winners’ podium Saturday night at the Gemini Awards when outspoken Vancouver producer Chris Haddock (DaVinci’s City Hall) got on his soap box after…
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TORONTO – Customers searching for satellite radio gear just in time for Christmas can target December 1st as the release date.
Both the Future Shop and Best Buy (same…
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., and SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – NBC Universal announced an agreement that will make Universal movies and NBC Universal TV events content available on demand, on line….
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