TORONTO – The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) kicked off a new Gold/Platinum awards program for mobile ringtones with the announcement today that 43 ringtones have been awarded Platinum…
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TORONTO – Recognizing that the digital transformation is changing fundamentally how audiences consume and interact with audiovisual media, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced a new five-year…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is moving to a new home this week. As of April 28, the CAB’s offices will be located at 700-45 O’Connor St.,…
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TORONTO – It’s fitting that DiscoveryChannel.ca chose Earth Day to launch ExpeditionGreen.ca, its new environmental adventure site. Discovery Channel Canada calls ExpeditionGreen.ca the brand’s “new online destination for adventure-based…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 30 senior level information technology executives will bring their strategic IT know-how to The Cable Show ’08 in New Orleans next month. Specifically designed for…
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GATINEAU, Que. – The very existence of small and independent broadcasters depends on the CRTC maintaining the rules and regulations that enable specialty channels to provide niche programming for…
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TORONTO – The offices of one of North America’s largest distributors of free-to-air (FTA) receivers were raided earlier this month, during which large quantities of receivers and access cards…
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WINNIPEG – David Lazzarato has been appointed as Craig Wireless Systems chief executive officer, effective April 28. Lazzarato has more than 20 years’ experience in senior management roles with public…
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TORONTO – Catalyst Asset Management continues to raise objections over the proposed takeover of BCE Inc. by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its investment partners. Catalyst is the…
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BOULDER, Colo. – Tru2way technology will be the main focus of this year’s CableNET technology showcase at The Cable Show ’08 to be held next month in New Orleans….
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