OTTAWA – Astral Broadcasting has received CRTC approval to amend the broadcasting licences for four French-language TV stations.
The category 1 specialty channel Ztélé can now expand the list of categories…
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TORONTO – Max Valiquette will fill the seventh and final seat on the Canada Media Fund’s board of directors for 2009-2010.
Appointed by the Canadian Coalition for Cultural Expression (CCCE),…
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MISSISSAUGA and VANCOUVER – Bell and Telus have confirmed that they have struck an agreement with Apple to sell the popular iPhone in Canada.
The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS will be…
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WINNIPEG – Canwest has obtained creditor protection for some of its assets, including Global Television and the National Post.
The news follows an earlier announcement on Tuesday in which Canwest…
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TORONTO – Bruce Claassen didn’t want to be the bad guy. He wanted to be the white knight who saved CKX-TV Brandon and used it as a springboard to…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down YTV’s request to remove percentages relating to programming for specific age groups, and to lessen the restriction around airing feature films in…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments on a revision to its licensing framework for over-the-air digital television (DTV) services.
The current policy requires transitional licences for DTV undertakings,…
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OTTAWA – Employees at Canwest should not be made to suffer because of “financial problems that are of the company’s own making”, says the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union…
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TORONTO – CBC Radio One maintained its top position in the lucrative markets of Toronto and Vancouver for the S3 period, but just barely.
According to BBM’s top-line results for…
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TORONTO – Rogers Wireless has launched a mobile device with software designed for consumers who are blind or living with vision loss.
The Nokia E71 is pre-loaded with TALKS, Nuance’s…
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