OTTAWA – Former Corus exec Sylvie Courtemanche is joining the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) as its new chair, replacing the retiring Andrée Noël.
Courtemanche (pictured) was most recently a…
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TORONTO – Production exec Carol Commisso is the new vice-president of development at Halfire Entertainment.
An industry veteran, Commisso (pictured) was the production executive for original scripted programming at Rogers Media…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. last week announced its fourth quarter revenue increased by 1.1%, to reach $578.5 million, driven by growth of 1.4% in its Communications segment.
That was…
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TORONTO – Theatre chain Cineplex has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement that will bring Sunday Night Football and the Super Bowl live to Cineplex theatres across Canada.
In addition…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO said Friday it will introduce two new Ontario Hubs by January 2018 “to expand its balanced, in-depth regional journalism across the province,”…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor’s broadcaster/TV producer/publisher TVA Group reported last week a net loss of $15.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, ended September 30th, compared with a…
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New show, hosts, format, launches Monday
CBC HAS LONG BEEN home to some giants in Canadian journalism, but when you walk into the broadcaster’s Toronto headquarters now you can’t miss…
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MONTREAL – BCE reported an influx of new wireless postpaid customers in its third quarter, which it said helped to lift both revenues and profits for the period.
The Montreal-based…
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OTTAWA – Just in time for the holiday shopping season, CBC/Radio-Canada is offering a new hardcover collection of Canadians’ stories that reflect the diverse people, places, things and events that…
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Rogers agrees to expand distribution of tiny community station
GATINEAU – CRTC hearings feature a lot of what we call “woulda, shoulda, coulda” talk.
Loads of words about what companies would…
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