CALGARY, ALTA – Shaw Communications said today it has donated $1 million to Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta, the first official charity partner of the Shaw…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada is calling for proposals to design a new building for its French-language headquarters to replace the Corporation’s current French-language headquarters and redevelop the surrounding…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has amended the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to implement the exemption order applicable Category B services that serve fewer than 200,000 subscribers and that…
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TORONTO – Veritas Investment Research says the speech by CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais to the 2013 Banff World Media Fest last week appears to foreshadow…
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Netflix Inc. announced a multi-year deal today with DreamWorks Animation to offer more than 300 hours of new original series programming from the animation…
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INUVIK, NWT – The CRTC began its public hearing today to review the regulatory framework and proposed modernization plan for Bell-subsidiary Northwestel.
“This review will attempt…
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OTTAWA – The Federal government has filled two important positions at the CRTC, naming commissioner Peter Menzies as vice-chair telecom and Raj Shoan as Ontario regional commissioner.
While a formal…
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MONTREAL – Videotron Ltd. said today it has closed the sale of its senior notes worth $400 million scheduled to mature in 2025.
The new senior…
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TORONTO –The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announced today that the new 2013-2015 independent production agreement has been ratified by…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc. (CCSA) has announced that Cartt.ca editor and publisher Greg O’Brien will join the judging panel for the inaugural…
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