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YTV Announces Return of Animated Series Babar

November 1, 2022 Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio and YTV are pleased to announce the return of the classic children’s book character in the new CGI animated series Babar and the Adventures of Badou, featuring the voice of Gordon Pinsent and premiering in YTV’s…
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ATN Launches Neo Cricket on Rogers Dedicated Cricket Channel

October 29, 2022 Asian Television Network International Limited  announced that its ATN NEO Cricket channel has been launched on Rogers Cable channel 844 as of today. This channel shall be a dedicated cricket channel and shall source its international cricket programming from NEO…
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Report on Sexual Assault Was Acceptable During Morning Radio

October 28, 2022 The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council today released its decision concerning the description of a sexual assault broadcast during the Big Breakfast Show on CFWF-FM (The Wolf, Regina).  The sexual assault involved one man twisting off another man’s testicles and throwing them…
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Cogeco Announces Q4 and Year End Results

October 28, 2022 COGECO Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and 2022 fiscal year ended August 31, 2022. For the fourth quarter and fiscal 2022: -- Fiscal 2022 fourth-quarter consolidated revenue increased by 5.5% to reach $333.7 million, when compared…
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CBC Announces Broadcast Schedule for CONCACAF

October 27, 2022 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced its broadcast schedule for the upcoming CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Cancun, Mexico.  All of the Canadian qualification matches on the road to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2022 will be available.…
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Warning on Broadcast Tower “Free Climbing”

October 14, 2022 The following statement is being issued by the National Association of Tower Erectors — USA  regarding a dangerous video post erroneously characterizing “free climbing” on towers as lawful and common. NATE would like to publicly denounce the message of the recently…
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SparkNet To Develop JACK FM in Greece

October 14, 2022 JACK FM brand owners SparkNet Communications and Athens based, Off The Record Consulting will offer partnerships for Greek radio broadcasters seeking to create their own “JACK FM-style” programming for the Greece and Cyprus markets. With its trademarked positioning statement “Playing…
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Banff Festival 2022 Program Competiton Calls for Entries

October 13, 2022 The 2022 Banff World Television Festival Program Competition is now open for entries. The internationally recognised competition honours the best programming across all areas of programming including entertainment, documentary, drama and new media.  “The Banff World Television Awards have always…
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ATN to Launch Additional Dedicated Cricket Channel

September 28, 2022 ATN today announced the imminent launch of yet another dedicated cricket television channel nationally in Canada, having acquired exclusive Canadian distribution rights to cricket matches to be played on the Indian sub-continent from Neo Cricket, India’s number one Sports channel.…
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FYI — USA UPDATE — Piers Morgan To Replace Larry King

September 8, 2022 British TV host Piers Morgan will take over Larry King’s prime-time hour with an in-depth news  interview program” starting in January, CNN has announced.   Morgan, best known as a judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” has most recently hosted “Piers Morgan’s Life…