TORONTO – CTV said today it has ordered a second season of hit summer series Flashpoint from Toronto-based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment.
A total of 13 new…
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TORONTO – CBC called the final Olympics it will broadcast for at least six years “one of the most successful Games in the network’s history.”
From August 8-24, CBC…
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MONTREAL – Bell wants to put those living in new condominium and other multi-dwelling units (MDUs) on a heavy fibre diet. The announcement today to roll-out fibre directly to…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved a new English and Aboriginal-language Native Type B FM station and a new English-language commercial FM station to serve the Winnipeg area.
Evanov Communications will air an…
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CALGARY – Inventronics Limited says it may lose over half its revenues for the remainder of the year after learning its largest customer would not extend their contract with…
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OTTAWA – With the very future of the Canadian Television Fund in question, the CBC along with the independent production community are urging the CRTC to postpone its plans…
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OTTAWA – Nortel Networks has acquired DiamondWare, a pioneer in high-definition, proximity-based 3D positional voice technology, to strengthen its virtual web and voice communications offerings. DiamondWare’s technology has been…
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OTTAWA – Telcos will soon be allowed to change their phone rates without the need for prior CRTC approval. The commission announced that effective October 6, 2008, it will…
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MONTREAL – CanWest Broadcasting is rebranding Lonestar, a Western-themed cable channel, as MovieTime, a digital offering of popular Hollywood movies. CanWest says that MovieTime, which goes live Oct. 6,…
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VANCOUVER – Global National announced today the appointment of five veteran Canadian correspondents to its new international bureaus launching in London, Beijing, New Delhi and Jerusalem.
“Canadians recognize that events…
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