TORONTO – The Competition Bureau has approved CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s proposed $2.3-billion takeover of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., the two broadcasters announced Monday.
The deal still must get…
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OTTAWA – It’s time for the CRTC to set a deadline for Canadian television broadcasters to shut off their analog signals, Industry Canada’s assistant deputy minister Michael Binder told…
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LOS ANGELES – Online social networks have caused a fundamental shift in the way people interact with each other and with media, including TV, according to research conducted for…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable Inc. are expecting their senior executive officers to own more of the two companies. “To reflect best corporate governance practices in Canada,”…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has added NASA Television to the list of foreign TV channels eligible for carriage in digital in Canada, despite objections from CTV’s Discovery Channel.
The…
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LOS ANGELES – Episodes of the Canadian TV drama Da Vinci’s Inquest that are new to the U.S. market will be available on YouTube through its U.S. agent Program…
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TORONTO – Women in Film and Television–Toronto (WIFT–T) has launched online registration for the WIFT International Summit running from July 16-19 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Toronto.
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SANTA CLARA, CA — Motorola, Inc. has inked a $140-million deal to acquire Terayon Communication Systems Inc., it was announced Monday.
Under the definitive merger agreement, Motorola will integrate…
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TORONTO – It’s long been cramped in Corus Entertainment’s overflowing Jefferson Ave. Toronto home but an announcement made Friday says that space problem might be alleviated come 2009.
Toronto…
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MONTREAL – The Bell Canada Enterprises board of directors said late Friday it has established a committee of independent directors to oversee the company’s evaluation of a range of…
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