TORONTO – Two former executives of Unique Broadband Systems (UBS), the parent company of defunct Look Communications, are suing the company after being removed from office at a shareholders meeting…
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VANCOUVER – Gigi Boyd has been named VP of industrial relations in the BC office of the Canadian Media Production Association (in transition from the CFTPA).
A Gemini and Leo…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s television broadcasting sector reported its lowest year-over-year increase in 12 years in 2009, according to data from Statistics Canada.
The figures, released Monday, showed that 2009…
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TORONTO – CTV.ca is getting fresh, thanks to an innovative new campaign around the Dove line of personal care products.
The CTV site is hosting Dove’s first all-digital consumer campaign which…
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4G TECHNOLOGY will take root in North America and Western Europe this year, with 500,000 new subscriptions forecast for 2010, according to In-Stat.
In its research report 2Q10 Cellular Contracts,…
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TORONTO – CanWest and ABC have jointly renewed the series Rookie Blue after the Canadian drama recorded the highest-rated premiere for a Canadian drama series on any network in…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is undertaking a review of television program categories.
Monday’s call for comments asks for input in to the Commission’s proposed amendments to the definitions for…
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MONTREAL – If you give it to them, you must give it to us, too.
That’s the gist of the message that Quebecor Media had for the CRTC on Monday…
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OTTAWA – Commercial radio music royalties are rising by an estimated $13 million a year under new tariffs announced today by the Copyright Board of Canada.
Previously, radio stations paid…
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TORONTO – When Rogers Communications comes to market with its new low-cost brand Chatr (which it says it will, soon), it can expect some legal haranguing from one…
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