WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) shipped its 100 millionth BlackBerry smart phone earlier this year, one of the highlights from a quarter that also saw a 24% jump…
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EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is creating a new technical subcommittee within the SCTE Standards Program to develop standards and recommended practices for energy…
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MONTREAL – The head office of Astral Media has a new home – a 30-storey office building in downtown Montreal now known as Maison Astral.
Located at 1800 McGill College…
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KORY TENEYCKE AND PIERRE KARL PÉLADEAU launched some stinging attacks on the established Canadian news channels last week in Toronto when they made public Quebecor Media’s plans…
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TORONTO – Score Media has added an interesting and entertaining side bar to its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Its sports channel The Score has signed…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada is updating its 50 year-old antenna located at the top of Mount Royal in Montreal.
The overhaul will allow the city’s radio stations to improve their technical…
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TORONTO – The Accessible Channel (TACtv) will air the CanWest-commissioned original drama series Rookie Blue in simulcast with Global TV, marking the first time a series has premiered with…
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TORONTO and CALGARY – It’s been a busy week for Canada’s radio industry.
After buying up BOB-FM (CHST-FM) earlier this week, Rogers Broadcasting also acquired Edmonton’s BOUNCE (CHBN-FM) from CTV’s…
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OTTAWA – A new web site called ‘Don’t Lock My Freedom’ is rallying Canadians to rebel against cell phones which are “locked” to the wireless providers from which they…
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CALGARY – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the sale of CanWest’s TV assets to Shaw Communications.
However, the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals from the CRTC…
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