OTTAWA – Former Canadian Association of Broadcasters exec Jay Thomson has launched a consulting company offering strategic communications policy and regulatory advice.
Jay Communications Consulting will focus on Internet,…
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TWO SOURCES HAVE confirmed to Cartt.ca that former Heritage Minister Sheila Copps is one of the finalists for the position of president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasters Association….
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – After all that, the CRTC opted to continue with its ‘hands-off’ approach.
In its much anticipated broadcasting in new media report, released Thursday afternoon, the Commission said that…
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TORONTO – Primus Telecommunications Canada would like to hear from anyone who’s recently been laid off, outsourced, downsized or fired.
The alternative communications carrier will select 25 winners to…
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SUNNYVALE, CA – Fujitsu Microelectronics America has introduced a way to transmit high-definition video over an in-vehicle multimedia network.
The Fujitsu MB88395 controller can simultaneously transmit multiple streams around the…
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TORONTO – CTV and its ‘A’ stations thanked viewers who they say helped to make its ‘save local television’ campaign a “tremendous success”.
The initiative, which CTV describes as “designed to…
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – The NHL Network has inked an affiliation agreement with US cable giant Comcast to add the network to its ‘Digital Classic’ package by the start of…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s interregional public transit system GO Transit is partnering with CTV’s CP24 franchise on “exclusive” updates throughout the morning and evening rush hours in the greater Toronto area…
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OTTAWA – Telesat Holdings has hired Nigel Gibson as its vice president of international sales.
Based in London, UK, Gibson will report to president and CEO Dan Goldberg, and…
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TORONTO – Kevin Klose, president emeritus of National Public Radio, will be honoured by the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the broadcasting…
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