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Puck Daddy Joins the Score

October 12, 2022 Score Media Inc. today announces that Greg Wyshynski, a.k.a “Puck Daddy”, has officially joined its line-up of broadcast talent. Greg Wyshynski, the editor of Puck Daddy, Yahoo! Sports’  hockey blog, today becomes a member of theScore with a live show on…
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MTV Gets Up Close and Personal with Barack Obama

October 12, 2022   President Barack Obama reaches out to today’s youth and answers their questions in the commercial-free live special A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA, airing exclusively on MTV in Canada on Thursday, October 14.    An audience of approximately 250 youth representing…
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SparkNetworks Introduces Phantom Producer

October 12, 2022 SparkNetworks announced today that the network will be the exclusive source for a new radio imaging service called Phantom Producer that enables subscribing stations to create their own customized production elements with no need for professional audio software. Phantom Producer is…
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Ted Rogers Inducted Into Wireless Hall of Fame

October 8, 2022 Rogers Communications Inc. today announced that its founder, the late Edward S. “Ted” Rogers, has been inducted into the international Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame. Mr. Rogers, who passed away in December 2022 at age 75, founded what became Rogers…
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Corus Brings Oprah Winfrey Network to Canada

September 29, 2022 Corus Entertainment and OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network announced that they have finalized a licensing agreement that will enable Corus to add OWN to its portfolio of Canadian specialty services. OWN is set to launch in Canada in early 2022 following…
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Students Win Emmy

September 28, 2022 A group of journalism students from the University of British Columbia and their professor have won a prestigious Emmy award for their work on a documentary about electronic waste. Their film, “`Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground,”   which aired on PBS last…
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CBC Radio Wins at International Radio Awards

September 27, 2022 The CBC was named “Broadcaster of the Year” and a sizeable number of CBC Radio programs took home medals and other honours at the 2022 New York Festivals International Radio Awards in New York City. “This is truly fantastic. My…
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SparkNetworks Announces Distribution Agreement with Westwood One

September 13, 2022  SparkNetworks has reached an exclusive agreement with Westwood One, a leading content supplier of radio programming and services to distribute their products in Canada. SparkNetworks will distribute all Westwood One products and services including David Letterman Top 10, Jay Leno’s…
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Sportsnet and Citytv Extend NFL Broadcast Agreement

September 13, 2022 Rogers Sportsnet and Citytv have scored again with a four-year renewal with the National Football League to continue broadcasting the Sunday 4 p.m. games. Football fans were well served last year with a choice of two high definition games, thanks to…
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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…