TORONTO – Best known for his "I Am Canadian" rant for Molson’s beer, History Television announced today that Jeff Douglas will be coming to the network as host of…
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OTTAWA – Vincent Carlin has been appointed as ombudsman for its CBC/Radio-Canada’s English services. He begins his five-year term in January 2006.
“The ombudsman’s office plays a vital role…
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GATINEAU – TV Ontario has applied to the CRTC to reduce its required Canadian content from 65% to 60%.
Its current condition of license says that it must broadcast…
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SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Long-time local radio broadcaster John Campbell has died. He was 66.
According to LTVNews.com, Campbell retired from his radio job last year and moved…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today added Sony Entertainment Television Asia to the list of eligible foreign satellite services and deleted the Scandinavian Channel.
The Scandinavian Channel has been out…
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NEW YORK – Long-time and well-respected ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer just before midnight on Sunday at his home in New York. He was 67….
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MARKHAM – The Hockey Source, a show about minor hockey which will begin airing this month on the NHL Network in Canada, has also been added to the Fox…
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TORONTO – Kathryn Oughtred has been hired as executive producer for Exploration Production Inc., Discovery Channel’s in-house production company, announced Paul Lewis, Discovery Channel’s president and general manager.
As…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Guild didn’t like the latest contract offer from the CBC.
In a release today, CMG said “CBC management tabled a so-called comprehensive proposal late…
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TORONTO – Astral Media announced today that 21 of the Canadian feature and short films that it has supported through its networks The Movie Network and Super Ecran and…
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