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Corus Announces Launch Date of Oprah Winfrey Network

November 9, 2022 As announced today at an upfront presentation to advertisers and agency clients at Corus Entertainment’s Toronto headquarters, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will launch in Canada on March 1, 2022, following the U.S. premiere January 1, 2022. OWN is a multi-platform…
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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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CTV To Relaunch E! Entertainment Channel

November 1, 2022  CTV and Comcast International Media Group have partnered to bring E! Entertainment Television back to Canadian audiences. Today, the companies announced a multi-platform program supply and trademark licence arrangement that will debut a new Canadian E! channel, formerly Star!, beginning November…
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Astral Radio Launches Interactive Platform

October 29, 2022 Astral Radio, a division of Astral Media Inc., announces the deployment of its brand new interactive platform in all of its stations across Canada. Developed by Emmis Interactive, a leading North-American interactive solutions company, this new platform allows each station…
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thecomedynetwork.ca Laughs at U.S. Politics

October 27, 2022 Television comics and political commentators are often confused with (or by) one another, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert do not intend to clarify matters much. Their respective rallies will take over thecomedynetwork.ca this weekend, turning the broadband site into…
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SparkNetworks To Distribute RockPeaks’ VLOG

October 26, 2022 SparkNetworks announced today that the network has reached an exclusive agreement with RockPeaks to distribute VLOG, an exciting new weekly web series for radio station websites. Fast-paced and video-rich, each episode delivers the week’s most important music performance news, grouped…
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MTV International Appoints GlassBOX as Website Rep

October 25, 2022 GlassBOX Television is expanding its digital content and advertising offerings by partnering with MTV Networks International to become the exclusive Canadian representative for Spike.com, VH1.com, GameTrailers.com, Atom.com, TVLand.com and LogotTV.com The sites, all owner or operated by MTV, are seen…
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Comedy Network To Air Concert to Benefit Autism

October 18, 2022 The Comedy Network synchs up with Comedy Central for the live airing, on Thursday, October ,  of NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AN OVERBOOKED CONCERT FOR AUTISM EDUCATION. Hosted by Jon Stewart, the charity special is filled with live performances, sketches…
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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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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…