OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters said Thursday morning that the federal government’s plan to financially assist legacy print media companies is unfair to local TV and radio…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has decided against issuing a call for new radio stations to serve Timmins after finding that the market cannot sustain an additional commercial radio station…
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BURBANK, CA and NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Company officially closed its $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox (21CF) on Wednesday.
The deal will see Disney gobble up…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is officially out of the magazine publishing business after announcing Wednesday that it is selling all seven of its consumer print and digital magazine brands…
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OTTAWA – A new report by the Media Technology Monitor (MTM) seeks to understand how mediums like OTT services and the dominance of smartphones has had a broader impact…
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Three new tax measures to support Canadian journalism, but nothing for broadcasters. Oh, and no Netflix taxes
OTTAWA – In the federal government’s budget released this afternoon, Finance Minister Bill…
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OTTAWA – Ottawa’s TSN 1200 unveiled a new morning lineup Tuesday, announcing former NHL alum Shawn Simpson as a permanent co-host of the station’s morning show.
Effective immediately, Simpson joins…
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EDMONTON – Super Channel has acquired the conspiracy thriller series Condor from MGM Television and Skydance Television in association with Paramount Television.
The ten-episode first season will premiere April…
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OTTAWA – Gusto TV has inked another OTT deal and will launch on on DistroTV, a new live OTT service available in the US and UK.
Parent Gusto Worldwide Media…
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HALIFAX – DHX Media is heading to this year’s TV and digital content market MIPTV with a raft of new live-action and animated series aimed at younger viewers.
Newly greenlit…
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