OTTAWA – Former PEI premier Robert Ghiz will take on the role of president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) effective January 1, 2017.
Ghiz (pictured) takes…
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TORONTO – The second season of CraveTV’s hit original comedy series Letterkenny will drop on Christmas Day.
Created and co-written by Jared Keeso, Season 2 sees…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) offered 12 recommendations to the Canadian Content in a Digital World consultations , designed to ensure that made-in-Canada content continues to entertain…
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TORONTO – For the sake of Canada’s broadcast industry and content producers, Internet broadcasters like Netflix cannot be exempted from broadcast regulation any longer, says the Alliance of Canadian Cinema,…
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CORAL GABLES, FL – Canadian John Reid has officially taken on the CEO role at C&W Communications, effective November 7, 2016.
Reid (pictured) was previously interim CEO, served as C&W’s…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada’s new home in Montreal will be right next to its old one after the public broadcaster’s board of directors approved a proposal for a new broadcast centre…
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HALIFAX – UK broadcaster CBeebies has commissioned 25 new episodes of preschool series Twirlywoos from DHX Media, bringing the total number of episodes to 100.
The stop-motion and live action series…
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LAVAL – CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais stressed the idea of “citizenship obligations” as he concluded a hearing Thursday into licence renewals for major French-language private television broadcasters.
Questioning Corus Entertainment,…
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OTTAWA – Three Canadian programs won the Shaw Rocket Prize for best in kids and youth programming as well as the best in digital experience at an industry gala…
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TORONTO – Primus says that it is the first major telecommunications provider in Canada to trial the innovative Liberty L2 Wi-Fi handset developed by Vancouver-based Apivio Systems Inc. on its residential…
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