TORONTO – The advantage of Bill C-61 dying on the floor of the House of Commons last month for the election is it provides another opportunity for the federal…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC said Tuesday it will publicly disclose the aggregate financial data of large broadcast distribution undertakings (cable and satellite companies) and large conventional television and radio…
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KELOWNA – Exhibitors can save $50 per table at the Canadian CommTech Show & Seminars if they buy before October 31st
Once again, the show will be held May…
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MONTREAL – Claiming “abusive, arbitrary” tactics by parent company Bell Canada that have caused a “decline in customer service and will force layoffs in stores,” Bell Canada’s independent retailers…
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MONTREAL – Saying it will create about 1,000 new jobs, Quebecor Media and its cable and telecom division Videotron said today that they will invest between $800 million and…
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VANCOUVER – Gay and Lesbian television channel Outtv said today that Jay Switzer, former CEO of CHUM Ltd. has joined its board of directors.
“We are thrilled and privileged…
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TORONTO – With the announcement Wednesday of TSN’s 2008-09 National Basketball Association package (including 48 Toronto Raptor games), the sports network likely hopes to apply additional pressure on Hogtown’s…
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TORONTO – While it sits tight, wondering when the federal government might issue its edict on how the Canadian Television Fund might be changed, the organization released its…
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ROGERS SPORTSNET’S TENTH anniversary has hockey analyst Nick Kypreos thinking about where it all started.
For a decade, Sportsnet, through its various incarnations, first as CTV Sportsnet, then just…
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AS LONG AS BROADCASTERS continue to get 98% of their revenue from the tried-and-true way of doing things – selling ads on TV in and around popular TV shows…
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