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    Editorial “separation” is already working

    April 24, 2024 Toronto – The ctvnews.com newsroom sits atop a balcony overlooking the main CTV Television newsroom. The 17 people perched up there are dedicated to the ctvnews.com web site, one of the best multimedia news sites in existence. It’s a child…
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    Central-casting expected to be hot trend at NAB 2024

    April 20, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada – With interest continuing to wane for DTV and datacasting, broadcasters attending NAB 2024 are now looking to cut costs by using a centralized architecture of regional control hubs that would take over many master and control…
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    Corus to launch “guys only” radio station

    April 20, 2024 Toronto – Corus Entertainment says it’s ready to give Toronto listeners a “shot of audio testosterone” when it relaunchs Talk 640 AM on Monday with its new “MOJO Radio” format for men. The station will concentrate on issues and entertainment…
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    TSN breached violence code by airing WWF show: CBSC

    April 10, 2024 Ottawa – The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today released two separate decisions relating to TSN’s broadcast of World Wrestling Federation (WWF) broadcasts, one with respect to WWF Monday Night Raw and one relating to WWF Raw is War. In…
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    Cinar loses $55.8M, faces lawsuit

    April 9, 2024 Montreal – Troubled TV-film producer Cinar Corp. lost $55.8 million for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, mainly due to writedowns on acquisitions, the company reported Monday. Cinar also revealed that it is being sued by the former shareholders of…
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    Consumers want interactive TV now: study (April 03, 2024)

    April 3, 2024 Los Angeles – The majority of consumers understand what interactive television is, they want it now, and they are willing to upgrade from analog to digital cable, or switch between cable and satellite services, in order to get interactive content…
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    CAB launches $26 million Radio Starmaker Fund (April 02, 2024)

    April 2, 2024 Toronto, – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) officially launched its Radio Starmaker Fund and announced the members of the Radio Starmaker Fund Board during the 4th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMAs) in Toronto. “Our goal with this fund…
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    ExpressVu pulls hard-core porn channels (March 28, 2024)

    March 28, 2024 Toronto, – Responding to a CBC-TV program that airs tonight, Bell ExpressVu has stopped broadcast of two adult film channels, True Blue and Extasy. The organization said it took the step as soon as it became “aware of concerns about…
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    Interactive TV to reach 46 million homes by 2024

    March 26, 2024 New York – Jupiter Media Metrix today reports that interactive television will grow 83 per cent per year through 2024 in the U.S., reaching almost 46 million homes. Interactive television (ITV) will be an accelerated growth market, compared to online…
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    V-chip information Web site launched (March 23, 2024)

    March 23, 2024 Ottawa, – The Action Group On Violence on Television (AGVOT) today launched www.vchipcanada.ca, its consumer information Website. The site is specifically designed to provide Canadian families with practical information on the Canadian television program ratings system, V-chip technology and media…