OTTAWA – After hearing from CBC executives on October 27th, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has told Parliament it should appoint a task force to examine the nation’s…
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OTTAWA – Washed-up punkster Billy Idol and the body parts certain fans present to him isn’t necessarily a violation of Canadian broadcast standards, even if broadcast before 9 p.m.,…
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OTTAWA – Even if a caller really makes you mad, DJs can’t give out the person’s name and phone number as retribution, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council confirmed Wednesday….
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OTTAWA – Both Rogers and Shaw Cable have applied to the CRTC again to alter the rules surrounding local ad avail time on U.S. cable channels.
Currently, American channels…
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TORONTO – It was easy on Tuesday afternoon to get everyone to agree that targeted advertising is a better way to spend ad dollars on television.
At the Velma…
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I FOUND THE CLOSING PLENARY session at the CAB Winnipeg convention interesting, but it left me somewhat unsatisfied.
I think the main reason was that the discussion seemed too…
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HAMILTON – Power & Telephone Supply of Canada, announced this week the hiring of Suzanne Girard as district sales manager for broadcast and wireless products.
Her “experience, knowledge and…
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OTTAWA – With a tariff decision it finds “egregious and flawed” facing Canadian radio broadcasters, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters filed a motion with the Federal Court of Canada…
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TORONTO – Think Broadband Solutions was officially launched this week by Tri-Vision Electronics.
The new, wholly-owned subsidiary “will focus on new telecom and wireless business opportunities and to complement…
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HALIFAX – EastLink and its employees helped raise $4,000 for the Sébastien Savage fund during the broadcast of a fundraising game played in honour of the injured Moncton Aigles…
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