TORONTO – CanWest Global will pull the skateboard out from under its alternative sports channel, Xtreme, on October 9th.
The seven year old channel wasn’t doing too badly, though,…
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OTTAWA – Even if you don’t like a firefighters’ strike or their alleged tactics, you’re not allowed to tell them “F**k you” on the air, the Canadian Broadcast Standards…
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TORONTO – Astral Media Radio today said it has hired Sherry O’Neil as vice-president, general manager of its Toronto market stations and as chief planning officer of Astral Media…
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TEL AVIV, Israel – A company called Parrot-Media today launched Poketalk, a new free global calling service in Canada and the United States.
This service lets users make free…
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OTTAWA – Despite complaints about the CRTC’s decision to allow the new owners of Quebec private conventional TV broadcaster to dramatically cut local programming, Minister of Canadian Heritage Josee…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC on Friday approved Shaw Communications’ request to add Big Ten Network to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis.
The…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC on Thursday shot down three applications for new digi-nets by High Fidelity HDTV.
The channels were to be called Diversion HD, Diversion SD and Canada…
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CLINTON, ON – EastLink, the fifth-largest Canadian cable company, has agreed to purchase Southwestern Ontario cable operator Bluewater TV Cable/Ex-Cen Cablevision from the Stinson family, Cartt.ca has learned.
The…
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TORONTO – Globalive took its first step into the consumer consciousness this week with the launch of www.WirelessSoapbox.com, a web site where anyone can share their thoughts, ideas…
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TORONTO – Personal video recorders are not yet affecting how most Canadians watch television, says the Television Bureau of Canada.
According to a recent BBM Analytics omniVU study released…
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