WINNIPEG – Just in time for its 10th anniversary this September, and in preparation for its Olympic coverage, APTN is re-branding and will roll out a new on-air look in conjunction with…
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OTTAWA – While stopping short of calling for a wholesale policy overhaul, CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein opened the annual conference of Canada’s film and TV producers with a…
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TORONTO – CTV said today it won’t seek to renew the licence for the CBC affiliate it acquired when it bought CHUM Ltd., CKX-TV Brandon (and those of its…
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NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Service said that additional rating downgrades are "likely", as the contracting US economy’s adverse impact on broadcast revenues is already at the high end of…
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BARCELONA, Spain – Verizon Wireless will build the first next-generation long term evolution (LTE) network by 2010, making it the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications says the economic downturn was a key factor that lead to a fourth quarter loss of $138 million.
The company took a “non-cash impairment loss” totaling…
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TORONTO – Middle East-based news and current affairs channel Al Jazeera English (AJE) is asking the CRTC to add it to the list of eligible satellite services in Canada….
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TORONTO – CTV will once again roll out the red carpet for its coverage of the 81st annual Academy Awards this Sunday.
The network’s “multi-platform, multi-channel coverage” will add…
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TORONTO – The Fan Radio Network is airing a daily feature called ‘Up Close and Personal,’ billed as the “untold stories of Canadian Olympic” athletes as they prepare for the Vancouver…
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BARCELONA, Spain – The SD Association released the next-generation SD memory card specification, SDXC (eXtended Capacity), Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and says the technology…
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