CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced today that it will close its community cable TV stations in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver and redirect $10 million annually that would normally fund…
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$20/month Pik TV aimed at cord-nevers
VANCOUVER – Telus has soft-launched a new, live, subscription television service to seven communities in British Columbia and Alberta.
Called Pik TV, it provides live…
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Buys CISL 650 from Newcap
VANCOUVER – Rogers announced Tuesday it has purchased CISL 650 from Newfoundland Capital Corporation – and that it will turn the AM station into an all-sports…
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TORONTO – Irwin Gotlieb’s company is in charge of a third of the world’s advertising budget and he came to Toronto last week to tell Canada’s broadcasters to get…
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MONTREAL – Entertainment streaming service Playster has added 165 episodes of educational and entertaining TV content from DHX Media to its multimedia catalog.
Playster is a global multimedia streaming service…
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TORONTO – Save the date for the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB)’s fall conference Connection 2017.
The event will take place on November 9 at the Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel…
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OTTAWA – Suggestive televised promotional spots for a Toronto radio station have resulted in a split panel at the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
The CBSC investigated a series of…
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TORONTO – Sports streaming service beIN Sports Connect is now available on Roku streaming players and Roku TVs in Canada.
beIN Sports Connect provides access to exclusive European football…
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TORONTO – Corus’ History has begun production on a new original docu-series exploring Canada’s controversial marijuana industry as the federal government moves to end pot prohibition.
In B.C. specifically, the…
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TORONTO – CTV has unveiled a new international television format that promises viewers an authentic behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a series of hit songs.
Announced Thursday from Canadian…
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