MONTREAL –Stingray Music announced today that a survey done in January shows 50% of Canadians with access to their channels reported tuning in during the month prior –…
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Commission favoured Bell
MONTREAL – Quebecor has filed for leave to appeal a “baffling” CRTC decision that ruled against its French-language sports service TVA Sports in a carriage dispute with…
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WINNIPEG – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and APTN have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to strengthen relations with Indigenous Peoples and creators…
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TORONTO – Global News is cutting close to 80 positions across the country, many of them tied to TV production, as part of its "transformation into a sustainable, digital-first…
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And why CPE should be reduced for traditional media companies
GATINEAU – Saying online content platforms have radically altered the Canadian broadcasting system is as undeniable as it is now…
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TORONTO and SUWANEE, GA – Bell will rely on set-top technology from Arris as it moves forward with its plans to offer a personalized and converged multiscreen service to…
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TORONTO – SiriusXM Canada is teaming up with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) in search of Canada’s next Shania Twain.
Exclusively for emerging Canadian country artists, the cross-country search, known as Top…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has given Bell Media the go-ahead to proceed with its $17 million purchase of four FM radio stations in Ontario from Larche Communications Inc.
The deal,…
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Phase one of “Total Business Transformation” had targeted just 650
CALGARY – Over the next 18 months, fully 25% of Shaw Communications’ current workforce will leave. Company president Jay Mehr…
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THE HEADLINE WAS a typical one: “Thousands slam Bell coalition’s website blocking proposal,” said the Globe and Mail two weeks ago.
That number (4,700-plus comments from Canadians to the CRTC…
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