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August 2, 2024
Ottawa – Canada’s broadcast regulator has renewed the television licenses for CTV and CanWest Global for a full seven-year term on the condition they keep separate newsrooms for their television and newspaper properties. However, the CRTC decision doesn’t preclude the…
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July 17, 2024
Toronto – Mark Sherman, president and CEO of Media Experts, announced today the appointment of veteran broadcaster Ian MacLean as vice-president of the Media Experts iTV Lab. Created in November of 2024, the Media Experts iTV Lab anticipates, understands and…
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June 22, 2024
Ottawa – A national survey released yesterday by Decima Research says only about 10% of Canadians will consider buying any of the category one digital television channels scheduled for launch this fall – and even fewer are interested in watching…
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June 14, 2024
Bravo Networks New Media has unveiled a new look for bravotv.com, the Internet sister service to Bravo. Integrating Bravo’s newly adopted on-air look, bravotv.com features a greater breadth of content within a visually appealing and user-friendly navigational interface that meets…
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June 14, 2024
Ottawa – WETV: The Green Channel/Canal Vert announced this week that Rogers Cable, Canada’s largest cable MSO service, has said it will offer the independent category two channel as part of its new fall package of digital specialty services, subject…
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June 5, 2024
Hull – After months of stalling, the CRTC has issued a call for comments on a proposed policy to guide the transition to over-the-air digital television broadcasting in Canada. The CRTC expects this conversion to take place over a number…
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May 25, 2024
Ottawa – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) says that the CRTC’s decision announced today to adopt a set of joint principles to govern the carriage of the new digital specialty television services is a step in the right direction.…
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May 25, 2024
Ottawa – The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) yesterday released its decision concerning the broadcast of eight episodes of the television series The Sopranos on CTV. Numerous complaints were received by the CBSC concerning the program, which follows the life…
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May 7, 2024
Ottawa, – After 13 years at the helm of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Michael McCabe says he’s ready to step down. Jim Macdonald, acting chair of the board of directors of the (CAB), today announced that McCabe will not…
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May 4, 2024
Toronto – An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling on April 20 clears the way for Canadians to buy and own and even sell U.S. direct to home (DTH) satellite systems such as DirecTV, without fear of reprisal. The case stemmed…
