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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MONTREAL – Astral Media Radio is bringing the worldwide radio brand ‘NRJ’ to Quebec next month.
Beginning August 24, the ten radio stations in Quebec that comprise Astral’s current ‘Energie’…
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TORONTO and HAMILTON – Fans of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi access during home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium, thanks to a…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – Not surprisingly, Monday’s CRTC’s decisions were praised by industry associations like The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the the Writers Guild of…
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BELOW ARE A FEW OF what we think are the main talking points we pulled from yesterday’s CRTC releases on the LPIF, individual broadcasters’ one-year license renewals and the…
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GATINEAU – The most immediate impact of the CRTC’s Monday announcements? It looks like A Channel Windsor will get a reprieve.
The Commission today finalized the new $102-million fund…
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WINNIPEG – MTS Allstream called Monday’s CRTC decision “harmful to consumers”, and accused the federal broadcasting regulator of “catering to a specific interest instead of addressing the real issues…
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