TORONTO – Gary Slaight will be lauded for his commitment to charitable initiatives at the 2010 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards.
Slaight will receive the Humanitarian Spirit Award at…
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TORONTO – Has Rogers found the way to save the Canadian broadcasting industry from suffering the same fate as the recording industry? David Purdy, VP and GM for television…
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OTTAWA – There could be a new BDU coming to the Greater Toronto Area.
The CRTC has approved an application by MTT Networks for a broadcasting licence to operate…
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OTTAWA – According to the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), the CRTC should “force” cable and satellite companies to pay for the local TV stations they use.
Canada’s largest…
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VANCOUVER – On Monday, CTV British Columbia became the first television station in western Canada to broadcast its news in full high definition.
The station joins CTV National News and…
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TORONTO – Insolvent Nortel Networks has confirmed that it will sell its global optical networking and carrier Ethernet businesses to Ciena Corp. for US$530 million in cash plus US$239…
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GATINEAU – This particular decision has been rumoured to be near for months, but it appears the CRTC will officially say whether or not international news channel Al-Jazeera English…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced Friday it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with applicable securities regulators in each of the provinces of Canada which will…
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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), CableLabs, and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) will jointly host new technology conference called ‘Cable Connection–Spring Technical…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has rejected a request from a telemarketer charged with violating the national Do Not Call List to waive his fines, after he claimed that he…
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