CALGARY – To the chagrin (but maybe not the surprise) of Canadian broadcasters, Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw said Thursday that pushing digital cable is not at the top…
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TORONTO – Raptors NBA TV in high definition (Raptors NBA TV HD) will begin airing on Bell ExpressVu on November 1, 2005.
Raptors NBA TV executive producer John Shannon…
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TORONTO – After a remarkable 50 years in the broadcasting, CHUM Ltd. founder Allan Waters, has stepped down as a member of the board of directors, the company announced…
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CALGARY – Fourth quarter net income of $66.4 million was way ahead (130%) of the fourth quarter of 2004 for Shaw Communications.
Driving that big increase was a $31…
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IS CTV DESTINED FOR TOTAL Canadian television domination? Ratings currently available for the season-to-date, measuring from the first week of September, can be spun to suggest almost anything. But…
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MONTREAL and THUNDER BAY – City-owned telco Thunder Bay Telephone and Bell Nordiq Income Fund have entered into a 45 day exclusivity agreement in order to look at a…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and Power & Telephone Supply Canada announced today their completion of a bulk purchase master agreement for Commscope drop and hardline…
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TORONTO – Specialty TV service The Score announced a deal with SIRIUS Canada today to provide a 24/7 all-sports radio channel for the satellite radio company.
The Score is…
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CALGARY – This year’s WABE predicted change. Entitled “The Convergence of Change 2005,” the three-day convention took on many television, radio and IT topics in the hopes of “bringing…
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TORONTO – Ricardo Gomez-Insausti has been hired as vice-president, research at BBM Canada.
Gomez-Insausti has previously held senior research and consultant positions at Ryerson University, The Canadian Bankers Association,…
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