GATINEAU – After seeing the broadcast license renewal applications from Canwest Global, CTV, TVA, and Citytv in all their frightening uncertainty (or so we’re told), the CRTC has decided…
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BACK IN NOVEMBER, on a regulatory panel at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters final convention, I said then that the broadcasting in new media hearing, which is beginning this…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – Industry reaction to the CRTC’s decision to issue one year broadcast licences to four private conventional television networks has been swift.
The Candian Media…
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A YEAR IS A LONG time. Or not – depending on how much you need to get done in 365 days.
As of today, Keith Pelley, the hyper-energetic president…
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TORONTO – While saying the business environment and financial performance of companies across Canada are likely to be adversely affected by the ongoing recession and the relative scarcity of…
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WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) expects net subscriber account additions for its fourth quarter to be at least 20% higher than originally forecasted last December.
The BlackBerry…
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TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) says that for the sake of the local economy, Canadian TV broadcasters must invest in Canada’s film…
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GATINEAU – While Canadian private broadcasters are increasingly spending big on American programming, their profitability took a huge hit in the 2008 broadcast year, ended August 31st, CRTC numbers…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC decided Wednesday to eliminate restrictions on the broadcast of hits by English-language FM radio stations in English-language markets, but to uphold the restrictions in the…
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HALIFAX – Bell Aliant is making personal video recorders (PVR) available to customers as part of its Aliant TV service.
“Bringing customers what they want is very important to us,” said…
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