TORONTO – Corus Entertainment will add popular kids entertainment brand Nickelodeon to its suite of child-focused services.
In collaboration with MTV Networks International, Corus will launch a Nickelodeon channel in…
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CALGARY – Shaw has announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding U.S.$440 million 8.25% senior notes that are due April 11, 2010.
The redemption price will be…
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RICHMOND HILL, ON – WireIE Holdings International has named George Kaichis to its team as director of radio network services.
Kaichis will be focusing on managing RF design, network extensions,…
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BAIE-D’URFÉ, QC – Prestige Telecom has opened a new facility in Laval to support the continuing growth of its outside plant engineering operations.
The 9,500 square foot facility can accommodate…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has sided with Videotron in a complaint made by Bell TV regarding advertising opportunities.
Bell TV alleged in a complaint dated April 9, 2009, that “certain…
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OTTAWA – The Campaign for Competitive Broadband is setting its sites on Canadian consumers in its quest to overturn a CRTC decision that it claims will stifle competition in…
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WATERLOO, ON – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) saw a 3% increase in revenues for its second quarter of 2009, and a 37% jump in its year-over-year figures.
Revenue…
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APPLE’S new iPod Nano, which boasts a pause-and-rewind feature on the FM tuner, could spur a new interest in radio, according to a survey conducted by Vision Critical Communications.
The…
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LOUISVILLE, CO – CableLabs has developed programs designed specifically to support and grow the tru2way and enhanced TV (ETV) communities.
It originally announced the availability of the tru2way reference implementation…
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TORONTO – A “challenging” fourth quarter contributed to a shortfall of -12.7 % in national radio sales for the 2009 broadcast year, says Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS).
Q4 was down…
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