TORONTO – Former Gusto TV GM Mark Prasuhn will take on a new role in January as SVP of operations & strategic partnerships at CMU College of Makeup Art…
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“Arbitrary and discriminatory”
WASHINGTON – In a letter to the Canadian Ambassador to the United States, the National Football League has taken the unusual step of asking the federal government,…
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(Notes on a Very Silly CRTC Dustup)
Did you hear the one where a six-figure-earning chair of the CRTC hijacked his own hearing to go after some guy who hurt…
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TORONTO – Despite last year’s big 4K investment spend under now ousted president and CEO Guy Laurence, Rogers will offer fewer 4K NHL games this season than it…
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THROUGHOUT HERITAGE Minister Mélanie Joly’s consultations on Canadian content in a digital world, the Liberal government held true to what its predecessors in charge of the country had to…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is overhauling some of its regional office functions as the result of “a significant shift towards digital first”.
An internal memo sent to Commission employees Tuesday said that…
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FRENCH PARLIAMENTARIANS HAVE approved a so-called “YouTube tax” that will tax the advertising revenues of free online video services such as YouTube.
A Digital TV Europe report says the…
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MONTREAL – Seven Canadian production companies will receive almost $2 million in funding under the Quebecor Fund's Main Television Production Assistance Program (MPAP) October 3, 2016 submissions.
In this round,…
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TORONTO – A Global News report of the devastating fires in Fort McMurray earlier this year made the YouTube Rewind 2016 list of the top trending videos in Canada.
Global…
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New TV specialty is serious about music
TORONTO — Launched in October as a place for “serious music fans”, the retro-focused Vintage TV Canada specialty channel is aimed at not…
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