OTTAWA – Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will join Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais at next month’s International Institute of Communication…
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MARKHAM, ON – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters will present the 2016 Ontario Hall of Fame Award to both Richard Costley-White and Chuck McCoy at the organization’s fall conference.
A Board…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has launched a new $2M pilot program to support the production of Canadian linear drama or children’s and youth web series in…
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TORONTO – A former CBC human resources director is suing the public broadcaster for more than $1 million after alleging that senior management conspired to fire her.
A Financial…
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QUEBEC CITY – Groupe Média TFO and digital entertainment studio Frima are teaming up on a new animated children’s series called MaXi designed first for smartphones and tablets.
The…
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KINGSTON, ON – Corus’ 96.3 BIG FM has added Brian Bailey to its morning show team starting October 31.
Bailey will join Jenn Ferguson from the radio station in Kingston…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is calling for comments on amendments to exemption orders for various types of radio programming undertakings.
The Commission said Wednesday that the proposed amendments relate to registering…
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OTTAWA – Add the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to the list of those calling for Netflix to pay tax in Canada.
In a recent post on…
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REGINA – Just in time for the World Series, Access Communications has added Sportsnet Now to its 15 TV Everywhere apps available in the AccessTV ToGo content library.
The app offers TV…
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TV wins, but 48% use social to engage more deeply
TORONTO – Two-in-three Canadians (66%) followed at least some of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2016 playoff run according to the…
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