TORONTO – Astral’s Playhouse Disney channel will follow suit with its U.S. counterpart and re-brand its English and French-language networks as Disney Junior in May 2011.
The re-branded multiplex channel…
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JAY SWITZER IS ABOUT to find out if Canadians want to accept an invite into his new Hollywood Suite.
That’s the name Switzer, the former CHUM Ltd. CEO, and David…
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OTTAWA – Well known communications lawyer Chris Johnston died Tuesday at his home in Ottawa. Johnston, 75, was diagnosed with cancer in April this year.
Johnston was appointed as General…
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OTTAWA – After a two month investigation, the Competition Bureau announced today it has begun legal proceedings against Rogers Communications to stop what the Bureau says is misleading advertising…
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GATINEAU – Bell TV and Shaw Direct used the rebuttal phase of the CRTC’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) policy hearing to make new proposals in hopes of showing good faith to…
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MONTREAL – Bell has begun doubling its HSPA+ network speeds to a maximum of 42 Mbps, and will introduce initial commercial service in Toronto early next week with the…
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GATINEAU – Canada’s DTH carriers must do a far better job of carrying French-language programming in all regions of Quebec, said the Bloc Québécois, the syndicat des communications de…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage begins its study of “the impacts of private television ownership changes and the move towards new viewing platforms,” today in Ottawa…
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BELLINGHAM, WA – Alpha Technologies Inc. has named John M. Grubb as its new VP of marketing communications.
Grubb has held various sales and marketing positions at companies including ADC…
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PITTSBURGH, PA – WESCO Distribution Inc. is buying TVC Communications for US$246.5 million, subject to certain closing adjustments.
TVC, headquartered in Annville, Pennsylvania, is a distributor of broadband communications network…
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