TORONTO – Revenues from its broadcasting businesses boosted Corus Entertainment’s net income for the second quarter ended February 29 to $35.4 million from $19.5 million in the same quarter…
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TORONTO – CBC Sports has signed a three-year broadcast deal with the Calgary Stampede that runs from July 2008 to 2010.
The public broadcaster will air more than 90…
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HALIFAX – Aliant announced Thursday that it’s the first company in Atlantic Canada to utilize MPEG-4 technology, which will provide clearer pictures on its Aliant TV service.
“Our customers’…
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TORONTO – Canwest Broadcasting announced Thursday that it will have three new digital transmitters up-and-running in Ontario and B.C. on April 18. As a result, Global Ontario, Global BC…
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GATINEAU – Bell Canada offered a potential solution to the cost problems facing the build-out of high definition by local Canadian broadcasters.
All conventional broadcasters have complained that replacing…
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GATINEAU – Allarco Entertainment Inc.’s pay-per-view Super Channel will finally be launching on Shaw Communications’ cable systems and on its direct-to-home satellite distributor Star Choice in late April and…
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TORONTO – Score Media Inc. said Thursday its coverage of NCAA March Madness resulted in more people watching on all platforms, including TV, online and mobile. Score Media is…
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CALGARY – A press release issued by Shaw Communications this afternoon that some might term a little imprudent, took some new swings at the CRTC and in the overall…
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REGINA – CTV’s comedy series Corner Gas will end with the upcoming sixth season, creator and star Brent Butt announced Thursday. When the last episode airs sometime in the…
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MONTREAL — Videotron announced Thursday it had more than a million illico digital TV terminals on the market.
“As of last March 31, 802,800 of our 1,652,200 cable TV…
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