TORONTO – Following last week’s announcement the Beatles’ last single “Now and Then” will be released globally Nov. 2, CBC announced Thursday it has the exclusive Canadian…
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By Connie Thiessen
Bell Media and Fox Entertainment Global have struck a new licensing and distribution pact that sees the companies partner to support original Canadian productions for Bell Media…
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The media company has suspended its dividend
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Corus CEO Doug Murphy said Friday that the CRTC’s preliminary view that the media company should see relief from…
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By Connie Thiessen
Rogers Sports & Media is shuttering its CityNews radio operations in Ottawa, citing low audiences, revenue declines and a restrictive regulatory environment for AM radio.
CityNews will go…
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TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) on Wednesday released its 2023 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report containing 2022 data, which for the first…
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TORONTO – Media agency Horizon Media Canada announced Wednesday it has launched a proprietary audience framework and data ecosystem called blu., a connected marketing platform previously launched…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC last week approved Skigin Radio Incorporated’s November 2022 application for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power, Indigenous FM radio station in Woodstock…
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TORONTO – Streaming service Paramount+ in Canada, BIPOC TV & Film and the National Screen Institute (NSI) announced Monday they have partnered to launch the new Elevate…
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NEW YORK and TORONTO – Out-of-home (OOH) advertising company Outfront Media Inc. has agreed to sell its Canadian business to Bell Media for $410 million in cash,…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The CRTC on Thursday is proposing to relax Corus Entertainment’s regulatory obligations on an “exceptional basis,” as the pure-play media company saw a dramatic decline…
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