TORONTO – Canadians will now have a chance to get their dose of daily news even earlier with the launch of the country’s first ‘early early’ morning show.
Starting this…
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TORONTO – ZoomerMedia Television president and CEO Bill Roberts will receive an honoury degree from the University of Winnipeg later this week.
Roberts will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments on a proposed code of best practices for access programming on cable community channels.
The code, available here, was submitted…
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VANCOUVER – Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) have completed a new collective agreement following a series of ratification meetings.
Telus said Wednesday that more than 80% of its…
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TORONTO – CBC Sports has finalized a five-year deal with the International Skating Union (ISU) to show some of its biggest international events.
The deal includes more than 120 hours…
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TORONTO – Rogers will roll out its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the nation’s capital this summer, the company confirmed Wednesday.
It also said that it is readying the…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved an extension to its fact-finding exercise on over-the-top programming services in the Canada.
The On-line Broadcast Working Group asked the Commission earlier this month to…
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Are consumers kicking the TV habit and cutting the cord? Probably more than the numbers show
By Doris Montanera
LAST FALL, JUST BEFORE THE annual onslaught of new television programming was…
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WE DON’T WANT TO SUGGEST that over-the-top programming services aren’t a potential threat to the Canadian broadcasting system or that the matter shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Pelmorex is a passionate…
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OTTAWA – The Governor in Council (GIC) did not exceed its authority under the Telecommunications Act when it ruled that Globalive Wireless met the Canadian ownership and control test,…
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