TORONTO – Music streaming service Calm Radio has secured $1.25M in financing from BDC and TD Commercial Banking, the company announced Tuesday during the Collision Conference in Toronto.
Founded in…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC’s decision on who will get, or even whether to grant, a mandatory carriage TV licence under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act for a national,…
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Independent broadcasters want their HD added to satellite services
MONTREAL — The licence renewal applications of Bell and Shaw’s satellite TV distribution services prompted 156 replies, the vast majority of…
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A NATIONAL RATINGS service which includes set top box data from all major TV carriers looks like it may not happen.
On April 4, 2019, Quebecor’s cableco Vidéotron withdrew from…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications is selling off its stake in Corus Entertainment in a deal valued at approximately $548 million.
The transaction sees Shaw divest its 80.63 million class B…
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OTTAWA – Fifteen researchers, academics and business executives have been named to Canada’s new Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence to help guide the federal government on “how best to…
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TORONTO – Canadian broadcast audience measurement company Numeris is joining forces with media measurement bodies from France, Japan and India to form a new entity called the Global Alliance…
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LOS ANGELES – Blue Ant Media has bought preschool IP Jelly Jamm from Spain’s Vodka Capital as it continues to grow its library of children’s content.
The deal includes two…
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MONTREAL – Stingray’s arts and culture TV service Stingray Festival 4K is stocking a slate of new live concerts after inking a three year global licensing deal with music…
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HALIFAX – DHX Media saw revenues fall and recorded a $18.4 million net loss attributable to its shareholders for its third quarter ended March 31, 2019.
The children's content and…
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