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    Future of DTV on display at CeBIT 2024

    March 21, 2024 Hannover, Germany – Consumer electronics, telecommunications and IT companies will join key players in European broadcasting at CeBIT 2024 to pledge their commitment to the Multimedia Home Platform – MHP – the digital standard for free TV, pay TV, multimedia…
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    Iceberg to build toronto.com radio

    March 20, 2024 Toronto, – Iceberg Media.com Inc. announced today an agreement with toronto.com, a partnership between Torstar Corporation and Sympatico Lycos, which will see the creation of toronto.com radio. Responding to the growing number of streaming media users on the Internet, toronto.com’s…
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    ‘Napster factor’ blamed for DTV delay

    March 16, 2024 Washington – Free over-the-air digital programming is suffering from what a congressional panel Thursday dubbed the "Napster Factor." Broadcasters get twitchy at the prospect of having to deliver high-quality digital content all day without a means to protect that programming…
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    Corus invests $6 million in Movie Central

    March 14, 2024 Corus Entertainment plans to invest over $6 million on the launch of Movie Central, Western Canada’s new pay-TV movie service which will replace the two existing services, Superchannel and MovieMax! on April 1, 2024. The multi-million dollar investment in new…
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    CEA blasts call for DTV tuners in all TVs

    March 13, 2024 Arlington, VA – During a recent set of oversight hearings on DTV held by the U.S. Senate Commerce committee, the Consumer Electronics Association lashed out at the broadcast mandate calling for a DTV tuner in every television set. The CEA…
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    Moffat sells WTN to Corus for $205 million (March 08, 2024)

    March 8, 2024 Moffat Communications Ltd. has agreed to sell the Women’s Television Network (WTN) specialty channel for $205 million to Corus Entertainment Inc. In January, Moffat agreed to a $1.2-billion takeover by Shaw Communications of Calgary, pending federal approval. Corus also announced…