TORONTO — The media industry is “filled with promise”, said Wade Oosterman, group president for Bell Canada, but competing in a global economy offers a wide variety of battles…
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TORONTO – Digital radio streaming app Radioplayer Canada launched Wednesday, billed as a partnership between the country’s private radio broadcasters, CBC/Radio-Canada, and campus and community stations.
The free Radioplayer Canada…
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TORONTO – Canadian sports broadcasting duo Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole will return to TSN this fall after a four year stint at Fox in the U.S.
TSN host James Duthie (pictured…
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MONTREAL – Former CRTC vice-chair Tom Pentefountas is leaving his role at Stingray Digital Group next month for new, unspecified opportunities.
Since joining Stingray in November 2015, Pentefountas (pictured)…
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TORONTO – CTV has greenlit a second and third cycle of its new dramatic thriller Cardinal for broadcast in 2017/18, marking the first time that the broadcaster has ordered…
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TORONTO – Film, television, digital and commercial productions poured $2.01 billion in to Toronto’s coffers last year, breaking the previous record of $1.5 billion set in 2015, the city…
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TORONTO – Sports rivals TSN and Sportsnet are readying their multi-platform coverage of Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline day activity.
Sportsnet is promising 13.5 hours of coverage across its television, radio,…
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TORONTO – Blue Ant Media’s lifestyle specialty channel Makeful is giving several passionate home cooks the chance to become a restaurant chef for one day in its new original…
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TORONTO – A memo to CBC employees last week outlined some of the broadcaster’s plans to further automate its news production.
The memo, co-signed by CBC News general manager and…
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MONTREAL – Randy Lennox has been promoted to president of Bell Media after Mary Ann Turcke left the company Monday for a new role in the U.S. with the…
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