DUBLIN – International pay sports television brand Setanta is facing serious financial trouble in the U.K.
Reports out of London and other places say that the…
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TORONTO – TSN will air all 77 CFL games this season, including the playoffs and the Grey Cup which this year will be played in Calgary.
Coverage kicks off on…
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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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