GATINEAU and TORONTO – The federal government has relieved Raj Shoan of his duties as CRTC commissioner for Ontario. This is believed to be the first time a commissioner’s…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – A drop in advertising revenue helped slow the pace of growth at Canada’s specialty, pay, PPV and VoD television services in the broadcast year ending August 31, 2015, according…
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TORONTO – With the Canadian Football League (CFL) kicking off its 2016 season Thursday, SiriusXM Canada announced plans to offer all games, including playoffs and Grey Cup, to its…
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CALGARY – The Calgary Marriott Downtown has become the chain’s first Canadian location to offer access to Netflix on their in-room TVs.
The newly redesigned hotel said that its Guest…
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TORONTO and HALIFAX – Fight Network has finalized a programming deal with independent Canadian professional wrestling organization WrestleCentre to air a weekly one-hour series in Canada, the U.S., and…
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MONTREAL – Vice Media and Montreal’s Groupe V Media announced Wednesday a new multifaceted partnership for French Canada.
According to the press release, that will include the launch…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s The Comedy Network is readying new series and epsiodes as it preps for a free preview from June 30 – August 4.
The new content includes…
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TORONTO – Family Channel will premiere the second season of its popular teen series Degrassi: Next Class on July 19 at 9:45 PM ET/PT, the broadcaster said Wednesday.
The network…
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TORONTO – Bell Media has promoted Karine Moses to president of Astral Out of Home following Luc Quétel’s decision to leave the organization, the company said Wednesday.
Moses (pictured) was…
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BANFF – Canada has a long history of playing catch-up when it comes to setting policy for electronic media, starting with radio in the early part of last century…
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