By Denis Carmel
WHEN BILL C-10 WAS TABLED by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault on November 3, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting noted some amendments to the Broadcasting Act could, as a…
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TORONTO/MONTREAL — CBC News today announced trailblazing Black journalist Ernest Tucker will be inducted posthumously into its Hall of Fame on December 15.
Born in 1931, Tucker (above) came…
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TORONTO and WATERLOO — Rogers Communications, Sportsnet and the University of Waterloo today announced the launch of the Sportsnet Hockey Hack, a virtual hackathon in which students will design…
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MONTREAL — In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Zeste brand, the Quebecor specialty service is partnering with meal kit delivery service Cook It on a new promotion…
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TORONTO — TSN today announced it will kick off its exclusive live coverage of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs on Friday, November 20.
The post-season action begins with two Eastern…
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TORONTO — Grey Cup week will be celebrated differently this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but TSN will broadcast special content during the CFL’s week-long virtual celebration of…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has hired Kevin Desjardins as its new president, effective immediately.
Desjardins had previously served in communications, members’ services and public affairs roles…
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TORONTO – When the CBC appears in front of the CRTC in January asking for its broadcasting licences to be renewed, the commissioners had better ask the public broadcaster…
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TORONTO – Independent production company Pier 21 Films announced this week it has partnered Canadian YouTube personality, Jasmeet Singh Raina (a.k.a. Jus Reign, above) on a new half-hour series…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund this week released details of a new program which aims to support projects from experienced producers in the development stage, but with no…
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