TORONTO – The CBC says that ratings are up for their local and national newscasts.
Its Toronto television supper hour news was the only local news show to gain audience in…
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CALGARY – Shaw’s board of directors has appointed Michael O’Brien as lead director to replace retiring board member Don Mazankowski.
In this role, O’Brien will “provide independent leadership to…
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TORONTO – Bruce Marshall from Mountain Cablevision has been elected as president of the Ontario chapter of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) for the 2009 term.
Boris…
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CALGARY – Thanks to a new box rental program, Shaw Cable has now surpassed the one-million mark when it comes to digital subscribers.
While that didn’t happen in the…
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The next few years could be tough ones for the cellular base station equipment and semiconductor industry, says recent research conducted by In-Stat.
The high-tech market research firm predicts base…
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MONTREAL – Radio-Canada issued “a full apology” Wednesday “to anyone who felt offended” by its controversial New Year’s Eve special ‘Bye Bye 2008’.
The network issued the apology at the request…
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WINNIPEG – Craig Wireless reported a net loss of $1.2 million for the quarter as it “continued to shift its focus away from its current fixed-wireless digital television distribution business…
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TORONTO – Gene Simmons, front man of the rock group Kiss, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Canadian Music Week.
Simmons will speak on March 12 about…
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TORONTO – Look Communication’s shareholders voted “overwhelmingly” in support of a plan to sell some or all of its key assets.
Approximately 94% of voters approved the sales process…
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I’LL CUT RIGHT TO the chase. When CanWest Global’s interim television division president Peter Viner was asked Wednesday afternoon, point-blank, by one of the financial analysts who cover the…
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