OTTAWA – Private radio and television broadcasters contribute millions in airtime and tens of thousands of volunteer hours to their communities, says Broadcasting 2008: the Canadian Association of Broadcasters…
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OTTAWA – Perhaps a little lost in the explanation of the CRTC’s policy release on BDUs, specialties and fee-for-carriage was a warning from the chairman that the Commission’s pace…
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OTTAWA – You could tell that Thursday’s CRTC policy release was still a pretty fresh wound for those whose jobs are rather directly affected by the Commission’s new directives….
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TORONTO – CTV has ordered the production of a new Canadian police drama called The Bridge, the company announced today.
Following last summer’s pilot, the release says that the…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Media says that for the most part, they’re “pleased” with the CRTC decision from last week, saying in a company press release that the new regulatory…
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MISSISSAUGA – Bell Mobility users will now be able to customize the main screens of their touch screen smartphones, the company said today.
Called the Bell Experience, the new…
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TORONTO – GlassBox Television is set to launch a new multi-platform channel dedicated to emerging Canadian music later this month, the company said today.
Called Aux, the channel will…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – Look Communications and Motorola have teamed up on a trial launch of a mobile WiMAX network, according to a company press release today.
Using Look’s…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications CEO Ted Rogers was admitted to hospital Friday afternoon and company executives have remained tight-lipped on the prognosis for company’s visionary founder.
He is being…
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MONTREAL – RDS has appointed Michel Blain as their new sales manager for English Canada and USA for CTV Specialty Sales. They also hired Paul Desjardins as account manager,…
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