OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates that its regulatory costs under section 9(1) of the broadcasting regulations will total $31.361 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
The annual adjustment amount…
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MONTREAL – Production of the Canadian-Belgian feature film The Hummingbird Project, set to premiere in theatres across Canada Friday, contributed $15.2 million to the national GDP and generated $22.8…
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TORONTO – BBC Earth Canada is gearing up to bring viewers a stunning four-part live broadcast event, known as Blue Planet Live, starting this Sunday.
Airing during the channel’s free…
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Our specialty channels are in danger
TVA GROUP’S SPECIALTY CHANNELS, which include amongst others TVA Sports, LCN, addikTV and CASA, are enormously popular with Québec television viewers. We are proud…
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TORONTO – Former CMPA VP Marguerite Pigott has been named Toronto's new film commissioner and director of entertainment industries effective April 8.
Pigott has been vice-president of outreach and strategic…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor is once again teaming up with the International Ski Federation (FIS) as a major sponsor and official broadcaster the Cross-Country World Cup finals in Quebec City…
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HALIFAX – DHX Media has bolstered its distribution sales team for key territories after promoting Darcee McCartney and Rebecca Lugo to the position of sales manager.
Most recently senior manager…
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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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