OTTAWA – John Fitzgerald Young has been named to the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors.
"I am pleased that Mr. Young is joining the Board of Directors," said Heritage and Official…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media will host a New Year’s Eve event in Montreal to benefit the Mira Foundation, an organization which provides guide dogs and assistance to persons with…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet has inked a three-year agreement with the National Football League to be the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the NFL Network’s eight-game schedule this Fall.
RSN’s first…
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TORONTO – CBC digital channels bold and documentary will be available in free preview for Rogers digital customers as of Friday.
Bold can be seen on Rogers’ channel 277 from September 11 – 13,…
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TORONTO – Telus is co-starring with Cineplex Entertainment on discounted movie nights at theatres across the country.
‘Telus Tuesdays’ will feature half price movie tickets plus discounts on popcorn and soft drinks.
The…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied a request by Rogers Broadcasting to amend the broadcasting licence for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN).
Rogers had proposed to add categories to the…
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OTTAWA – Men TV has received CRTC approval to amend its broadcasting licence so as to draw programming from the categories of sports and music videos.
The Cat 1 specialty…
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WINNIPEG – Canwest Global Communications subsidiary Canwest Limited Partnership has struck a forbearance agreement with its senior lenders while they continue discussions regarding a potential recapitalization transaction.
Under the agreement,…
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TORONTO – An eight-year-old agreement personally put together by Ted Rogers and Jim Shaw explicitly prevents Shaw Communications from buying any cable company east of the Manitoba/Ontario border, says…
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TORONTO – Last week, Rogers Cable customers received an e-mail from their big red TV provider urging them to make their voices heard in its fight against fee-for-carriage.
Or, if…
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