OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT promised a review of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts in its 2017 budget and last week the CRTC took the first step down this path when…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian television broadcasting sector saw total operating revenues fall 4.8% from to $7.1 billion in 2017, while profits before interest and taxes jumped 10.5% to $940.7 million in 2017 from the year…
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NEW YORK and LONDON – Discovery Inc. has signed a US$2 billion deal with the PGA Tour to create a new international multi-platform home for golf content that will include…
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TORONTO – Corus-owned Global will serve up two new dramas, four fresh comedies, and one new family-friendly reality show alongside 20 returning series in its fall primetime lineup, the broadcaster…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is launching companion streaming services for its Citytv and FX linear services this fall, allowing viewers to catch up on an episode or an entire…
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MONTREAL – Bell Media radio stations CJAD 800, 95.9 Virgin Radio, CHOM 97 7 and TSN Radio 690 raised $1,315,000 for the Montreal Children's Hospital's young patients during the 2018…
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TORONTO – Twitter Canada announced a number of new livestreaming deals with some big Canadian brands Thursday at its first-ever #TwitterFronts event.
The streaming partnerships include Bell Media for the…
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TORONTO – OMNI Television will air Toronto Blue Jays games in Tagalog every Saturday starting this summer.
Parent Rogers Media said Friday that Blue Jays on OMNI will air home…
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TORONTO – CraveTV unveiled details on its latest original series, a new mockumentary series entitled New Eden.
Developed in partnership with Peacock Alley Entertainment, the eight-part, half-hour “true crime”…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network (ATN) reported a net loss of $256,024 on revenues of $4.21 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Operating revenue fell 19% year-over-year,…
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