BANFF – The financial crisis is shaping trends in drama programming in a major ways, according to panelists at the View from the Top: Drama Forecast session at the…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Media announced Wednesday evening it has filed a formal offer to purchase the Montreal Canadiens hockey team and its properties.
The offer has been approved by…
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OTTAWA – Current Media Canada has received CRTC approval to launch ‘Current TV’, a cat. 2 diginet aimed at young adults that will broadcast short-form, user-generated content.
Current Media…
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TORONTO – Score Media has launched its own sports application for BlackBerry smart phones called ScoreMobile.
The free application will give fans up-to-the minute scores and stats from the major…
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WINNIPEG – Craig Wireless Systems has named Rod Vandenbos as its new president, effective immediately.
Vandenbos was most recently the general manager and director of business development of subsidiary…
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LOUISVILLE, CO – Dr. Paul Liao has been selected as the next president and CEO of CableLabs.
Most recently serving as vice president and CTO for the Panasonic Corporation of…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has launched HD versions of all four of its regional sports channels.
Sportsnet East HD, Sportsnet Ontario HD, Sportsnet West HD and Sportsnet Pacific HD are…
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CALGARY – Shaw surpassed its million dollar goal for Canadian athletes last weekend with its second nation-wide auction called ‘Making It Happen’.
Combined with the funds earned at the…
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BANFF, AB – The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) helped to create 2,210 hours of new Canadian programming last year, through 475 productions and 325 development projects.
The organization released…
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ATLANTA – Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has launched its own social networking website targeted at movie lovers.
Dubbed TCM Classic Film Union, the site allows users to set up…
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