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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SAN JOSE, CA – Worldwide mobile data traffic will increase nearly eight-fold over the next five years due to growth in smart devices, mobile video and 4G networks, predicts…
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OTTAWA – The Westin Hotel will play host to over 600 people from feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries during the Canadian Media Production Association’s Prime…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) provided $6.3 million to 31 digital media projects as part of its 2015-2016 Experimental Stream second round of funding for development and…
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TORONTO – Comweb Corp. and William F. White International have added a new department at Whites Toronto that provides professional camera rentals and related technical services.
Known as Whites Camera, the department…
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GATINEAU – A new fund or reallocated money dedicated to supporting local news, would do little to provide a long-term solution to the financial situation facing local TV, Shaw…
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