TORONTO – Property tax payers in Canadian cities are subsidizing the telecommunications industry by more than $107 million a year, according to a new report released today by the…
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TORONTO – TVO, Ontario’s public educational broadcaster, announced Wednesday it would be distributing its TV programming free and on-demand through Internet TV service Joost.
“Partnering with Joost offers TVO…
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TORONTO – Troy Reeb has been upped to the position of senior vice-president of news and current affairs at Canwest Broadcasting, effective immediately.
Reeb’s new responsibilities include driving the…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s film and television producers say proposed Senate amendments to Bill C-10 reflect their concerns, and if passed, can help return stability to the industry.
“Canada’s independent…
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BANFF – Jennifer Harkness will be leaving her position as executive director of the Banff World Television Festival at the end of July.
“Jennifer’s work can be described with…
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OTTAWA – Nearly three out of every 10 Canadian adults (29%) reported that they watched on average 15 or more hours a week of television, or more than two…
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TORONTO –Domenic Vannelli has been appointed as executive producer of French-language coverage as part of the CTV-Rogers Media Consortium covering the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Winter Games.
As…
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TORONTO – Telehop Communications Inc. announced Wednesday an arm’s length strategic industry participant has offered to buy all the outstanding shares of the company.
The aggregate offer price will…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canada’s TV distributors generated $8.95 billion in revenues in 2007, according to the CRTC’s statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies released Wednesday.
The cable…
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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday reserved judgement on an appeal of the $53-million takeover of BCE Inc. by a consortium, including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension…
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