Tag: Telecom

Rogers and Shaw to be combined in $26B transaction

Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications are to be combined in a $26 billion transaction, subject to regulatory approvals. In a company announcement, Rogers said the...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Bob McCown is returning to radio with The Bob McCown Show to debut on Sauga 960 AM (CKNT-AM) Monday night. McCown has been...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – WildBrain accuses Cogeco of violating...

Cogeco is accusing WildBrain of abusing the CRTC process in response to a Part 1 filed by the parent company of Family Channel in...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – SCOC declines to hear big...

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision, declining to hear appeals by the big telecoms seeking to overturn the CRTC’s 2019 decision...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Jeff & Laura with Backstage Ben, the morning show team at Virgin Radio London (CIQM-FM), are now also being heard in the morning...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Ryerson Review of Journalism pauses...

TVA Group Inc. recorded operating revenue of $147.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-over-year decrease of $16.6 million. Fourth quarter operating...

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  REVOLVING DOOR: Adam Owen, Managing Editor, CBC Tandem has left the public broadcaster’s embattled branded content division to work for crisis communications firm, Navigator. Owen...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Mike Wilner is joining the Toronto Star as a baseball columnist and host of a new podcast, less than three months after parting...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CBSC rules Burke comments violated...

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has concluded that comments made by former Sportsnet panelist Brian Burke breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB)...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Bell Media layoffs continued through last week with new names to emerge including CTV Toronto weather anchor Tom Brown; weather anchor/reporter Anwar Knight;...