HALIFAX and VANCOUVER – Two releases within an hour of each other early Wednesday evening, one from western telco Telus and eastern incumbent Bell Aliant, say the companies have…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – While all heck breaks loose around the country’s largest telco, Bell Canada has so far remained silent.
With dozens of newspaper and other stories on…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – The Slaight family sold its company, Standard Radio, to Astral Media today for $1.08 billion.
The combined company will be the largest radio broadcaster in…
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OVER 100,000 FOLKS from the global broadcast industry (including Cartt.ca) will descend on Las Vegas next week for the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention.
The five-plus-day event will…
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TORONTO – Aivy Reinfelds has been promoted to vice-president television development and distribution at Rogers Media, taking over from Julie Osborne, who moved on to become associate publisher…
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TORONTO – Canadian consumers are hopeful that phone number portability will bring better competition to the Canadian marketplace and that once their current contract expire, they will look around…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s largest media union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union is against the Astral Media purchase of Standard Radio, too.
"Another billion-dollar deal further concentrating ownership in…
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TORONTO – Former Rogers Communications executive and current leader of Ontario’s Conservative Party John Tory is stepping back into the telecommunications world – at least briefly. He is giving…
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TORONTO – Pirate Radio and Television director Terry O’Reilly will discuss how to create powerful radio commercials at a Corus Entertainment-sponsored seminar on April 24 at The Eglinton Grand…
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TORONTO – The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation has donated $1 million to the Toronto International Film Festival Group’s Festival Centre, which will be built at the corner of King…
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