GENEVA – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has partnered with Qualcomm Inc. to improve emergency communications for disaster preparedness and to coordinate relief activities in the aftermath of a…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media reported growth in net earnings, revenues, EBITDA and cash flow from continuing operations during its third quarter.
Consolidated net earnings from continuing operations for the…
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SAGUENAY, QC – Acting on a tip from a citizen, the RCMP in Quebec searched a Saguenay (Chicoutimi) residence late last week and seized equipment used to steal satellite…
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TORONTO – David Errington has been named as the new president and CEO of The National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS) and The Accessible Channel (TACtv), effective immediately.
Errington was…
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TORONTO – Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster, Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), will launch three new Chinese channels and six new South Asian channels on Rogers Cable this Fall….
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OTTAWA, ON and GATINEAU, QC – The CRTC has issued the first ‘Notices of Violation’ against two telemarketers caught breaking the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) rules.
The…
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TORONTO – VisionTV received more than 270 submissions in response to its call last May for original comedy-drama series proposals.
The multi-faith and multicultural network is looking for a series of…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications says the CRTC has “betrayed Canadians’ trust” with Monday’s announcement of two new taxes on TV consumers.
"It is difficult to believe the CRTC is…
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GATINEAU, QC – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is calling on the CRTC to “enshrine the principle of net neutrality”, saying that the Internet must…
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TORONTO – Thanks to the beefed up local programming improvement fund (LPIF), CTV will keep its ‘A’ Channel in Windsor open for at least for another year.
The…
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