OTTAWA – Minister of Industry Jim Prentice has been “about to” introduce new copyright legislation for about three months now at least, according to Ottawa sources.
Perhaps March will…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Media will unveil a new French language digital specialty service today.
Les Idees de ma maison will focus four main themes: renovation and do-it-yourself; cooking; design…
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OTTAWA – Marc Patrone has been hired as a full-time member of the CRTC announced Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, today.
“I’m…
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GATINEAU – On Friday, the CRTC issued a request for proposal asking for a contractor to carry out investigations of all telemarketing complaints, as it said it would…
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MONTREAL – TVA Group reported net income of $15.6 million for the period ended December 31st 2007, which compares favorably to a net loss of $13.0 million, or $0.48…
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VANCOUVER – Fourth quarter 2007 revenue at Telus came in at $2.33 billion, an increase of 3.4% from a year ago, the western telco announced this morning.
“The performance…
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TORONTO – On Monday, the Biography Channel kicks off a comprehensive rebranding of the network, now to be called Bio, the network for ‘Great People Watching’.
Bio will feature…
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TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada filed comments yesterday with the CRTC in support of public disclosure of aggregate financial data for over-the-air television and radio broadcasters.
DGC…
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COVERING THE CANADIAN retail scene as a reporter/editor in the 1990s, right about when Wal-Mart bought what was left of Woolco and began its major Canadian push, the concept…
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KELOWNA – This May, the Canadian CommTech Show will be hosting its first golf tournament at Sunset Ranch in Kelowna.
Registration is now open. The previous shows have had…
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