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CRTC Releases Financial Results for Specialty, Pay and VOD Services

April 22, 2022 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian specialty, pay and pay-per-view television services, as well as video-on-demand services. The report provides information on the profitability, revenues and expenditures of these sectors of the…
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CRTC Denies Licence to Glassbox’s AUX TV

April 21, 2022 The Commission received an application by Glassbox Television Inc. for a broadcasting licence to provide AUX TV, a national, French-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking that would offer programming devoted to emerging music and its creation including programming intended to help…
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Astral Media to Partner with Grand defi Pierre Lavoie To Promote Healthy Lifestyle

April 20, 2022 Astral Media Inc. and the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie announced today that they will partner for a second year to promote the Grand défi bicycle marathon and the Grand défi caravan that tours Québec elementary schools this summer raising student and…
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Poll Shows Opposition to Foreign Ownership of Media

April 19, 2022 Most Canadians (68%) believe broadcasting and communications are too important to our national security and cultural sovereignty to allow foreign control of Canadian companies in these sectors, according to a new Harris/Decima survey conducted by telephone from March 31st to…
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Corus Announces Q2 Financials

April 14, 2022 Corus Entertainment Inc.  announced its second quarter financial results today. “We believe our results in the second quarter and the pacing we are enjoying in the third quarter indicate that the advertising recession is behind us,” said John Cassaday, President and…
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Score Media Reports Q2 Results (April 14, 2022)

April 14, 2022   Score Media Inc. today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended February 28, 2022:   ·         Revenue for the quarter ended February 28, 2022 increased by $1.3 million or 15% to $10.0 million compared to $8.7 million in the…
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Canwest Global Reports Q2 Financial Results

April 14, 2022 Canwest Global Communications Corp. today reported financial results for its second quarter and six months ended February 28, 2022 that reflect an improving advertising market and the benefits of lower operating costs. For the second quarter ended February 28, 2022, the…
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CRTC Approves Znaimer’s Purchase of Vision TV

March 30, 2022 The CRTC today approved Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia Group  takeover of the multifaith specialty  channel VisionTV.   Znaimer’s  ZoomerMedia Group also received approval to own and operate rival  channel ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel, and two western Canadian over-the-air local TV stations: CHNU-TV in British…
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Teletoon Appoints New Director, Original Content

March 29, 2022 TELETOON Canada inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Gregg to the position of Director, Original Content, effective April 19, 2022.  Gregg will oversee original content development and production for TELETOON’s two English and two French networks and…
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CP24 Celebrates First Year of CP24 BREAKFAST

March 26, 2022 CP24 BREAKFAST is celebrating its one-year anniversary.   Lead anchor Ann Rohmer, along with CP24 BREAKFAST hosts Melissa Grelo, Steve Anthony, Matte Babel, hosted a special birthday show to commemorate the landmark.   After only one year, CP24 BREAKFAST has…