BURNABY, BC – BBC Kids and Knowledge Kids director Lisa Purdy is leaving the provincial broadcaster after five years, effective November 18, 2016.
Under Purdy’s leadership, the Knowledge Kids preschool…
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TORONTO – Wednesday night’s Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between Chicago and Cleveland delivered Sportsnet its largest World Series audience in network history.
The broadcaster said that an…
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TORONTO – Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. has provided a credit facility to Nashville-based Impact Ventures, parent company of TNA Impact Wrestling, to fund operations.
Anthem operates Fight Network, Impact…
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TORONTO – A new audience study has identified two groups of Canadian viewers as primary targets for homegrown content.
Understanding and Engaging with Audiences was commissioned by Telefilm Canada in…
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MONTREAL – Despite an uptick in revenues, Quebecor saw third quarter profits fall by $93.4 million due in part to restructuring of its operations.
For the period ended September 30,…
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TORONTO and VANCOUVER – South Asian Broadcasting Corporation announced today it has completed the purchase of CIRC Radio Inc., the company which operates the Toronto FM radio station CIRV-FM,…
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TORONTO – For a short while on Thursday, it looked to some as though Bell Canada might be launching a Bell Fibe TV over-the-top virtual cable company, as an…
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GATINEAU – Differential pricing can benefit a broad range of players in the communications market, Telus told the CRTC on the fourth day of its DPP hearing, but just…
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TORONTO – Despite an enormous and rapid shift in TV and video viewing behaviour towards mobility, content discovery remains a huge frustration for consumers, says a new report by…
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HALIFAX – DHX Media has received CRTC approval to allow broadcast advertising on Family Channel, effective immediately.
Historically an ad-free pay-TV service, Family offers Canadian and acquired series, movies and…
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