OTTAWA – There can be little doubt that digital platforms and their subscription-based business models are having an impact on traditional television, but a group of Canadian media leaders…
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OTTAWA – The Prime Time in Ottawa got underway Thursday with news that the CMPA will now be known as the Canadian Media Producers Association, a brand that it…
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MONTREAL – Videotron has become the next TV service provider to plug 4K content.
The company said that it is offering some of TSN’s live 4K sports content, including four Ottawa…
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MONTREAL – Acquisitions and international growth boosted third quarter revenues and profits at Stingray Digital Group, the company said Thursday.
For the third quarter ended December 31, 2015, Stingray posted…
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MONTREAL – Despite an uptick in fourth quarter revenues, BCE saw net earnings fall 8.5%, the company reported Thursday.
For the period ended December 30, 2015, net earnings attributable to…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada has named Alex Johnston as its new VP of strategy and public affairs (S&PA).
Johnston, pictured, joins the public broadcaster from Catalyst Canada where she was executive director….
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TORONTO – The CBC in recent years has gone from comfort food like Heartland and Battle of the Blades to high-concept shows like Strange Empire and X Company, now…
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OTTAWA – With just days until Super Bowl 50 kicks off, the CRTC has tabled a distribution order that would implement its decision to prohibit simultaneous substitution for the…
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OTTAWA – Television stations are allowed to report on the activities of other divisions owned by the same parent company, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled.
The CBSC…
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GATINEAU – Access Communications Co-operative told the CRTC Wednesday while it’s not opposed to the establishment of a local news fund, it shouldn’t mean cuts to community channel funding.
Speaking…
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