OTTAWA – The CRTC handed out two new Ontario radio licences Wednesday, one for the Grimsby/Beamsville region and the other to serve the town of Georgina.
After considering three applications…
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OTTAWA – A profanity filled song that aired on an Edmonton radio station’s morning show breached broadcasting codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled.
The CBSC investigated the…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC has caught and fined two online advertising companies for allegedly aiding in the distribution of malware through online ads, the first time it…
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OTTAWA – Gusto Worldwide Media has named former CPAC exec Jeremy Clark as its new general manager.
Clark (pictured) has 20 years of executive and management experience in television and…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO – The CRTC has approved Wow Unlimited Networks’ proposed acquisition of specialty channel Comedy Gold from Bell Media for $6.67 million.
The Commission said that…
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HOLLYWOOD – Netlfix is readying a new stand-up comedy event series that will bring together comedians from around the world, including eight from Canada.
The currently unnamed series will be recorded…
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SEATTLE – Amazon Prime Video in Canada is now screening Degrassi: The Next Generation, the Canadian teen drama that served as the launch pad for Aubrey Drake Graham, now…
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OTTAWA – Telesat said Tuesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. aerospace and defense company General Dynamics Mission Systems that will see the…
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CALGARY – Shaw has rolled out a faster Internet plan known as Internet 300 that offers unlimited data plus doubles its fastest residential speeds.
According to Shaw’s website, Internet 300…
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LOS GATOS, CA – Netflix rolled out Smart Downloads on Tuesday, a new feature that will delete a downloaded episode once it has been watched and then automatically download…
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