TORONTO — Blue Ant Media’s new BBC First channel officially launched today in Canada.
Replacing the broadcaster’s Hi-Fi channel, BBC First is now available across Canada in free preview for…
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By Steve Faguy
FOR A MEDIA SECTOR whose consumption comes predominantly from commuters in their cars, what happens when everyone works from home and there is no more commuting?
The radio…
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By Konrad von Finckenstein and James Mitchell
THE PRINCIPAL AIM of Bill C-10, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, is to bring online broadcasting (i.e., “streaming”) under the aegis…
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Minister makes draft policy directive public
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – In a somewhat surprising move, the Heritage Ministry on Thursday decided to share the draft policy directive to the CRTC…
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TORONTO — Corus’ Food Network Canada announced today its spring lineup of programming will include several competition series highlighting incredible culinary talent and junior chefs across North America.
On April…
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TORONTO — Roku today announced it is expanding its Roku TV Ready licensing program into Canada, which allows consumer electronics brands to make their products work seamlessly with Roku…
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TORONTO — Corus Entertainment announced today Global TV has acquired a new Chuck Lorre-produced comedy, United States of Al, which will premiere on the channel on Thursday, April 1…
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OTTAWA — Gusto Worldwide Media today said SendtoNews Video (STN) is the latest digital platform to make its Gusto TV culinary content available in the United States.
STN is a…
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TORONTO – The first-ever IDEA (Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity in Advertising) competition from Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) is calling on brands and agencies to enter for the chance…
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TORONTO – In Canada, about one in 10 people have hearing loss – and wearing a mask during the pandemic makes communication even more difficult for deaf and hard…
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