TORONTO – Bell Media has signed a long-term content licensing agreement with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) for exclusive rights to Comedy Central content in Canada.
The agreement, an expansion…
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TORONTO – Friday’s episode of Canada AM will be its last after CTV said early Thursday that it is pulling the plug on the long running morning show.
Co-hosts Beverly Thomson…
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TORONTO – TV service providers offering cost and channel choices through skinny basic TV programming packages receive higher marks in customer satisfaction, according to new data from J.D. Power.
The…
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TORONTO – Scott Garvie, SVP business and legal affairs at Shaftesbury, was named the new chair of the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) this week by the CMPA board of…
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TORONTO – TVO has named Jennifer Hinshelwood as the new vice-president of talent and engagement, replacing Clara Arnold who will retire in July following 23 years at the provincial…
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GATINEAU – The basic service objective (BSO) hearing changed mid-stream when CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais made the unprecedented move of delivering a statement declaring broadband “vital” to Canadians. After…
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GATNIEAU – Many broadband Internet providers say the CRTC must refrain from adopting new funding mechanisms for the deployment of high-speed networks to under-served and unserved areas of the…
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MONTREAL – The union representing employees of three of TVA’s smaller-market TV stations sounded the alarm on Wednesday about a move by management that it says will result in…
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Newspaper ad targets Heritage Minister
MONTREAL – Avis de recherche, the Quebec TV channel devoted to public safety, is off the air. Its studios are empty, and its…
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