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Shaw Communications founder JR Shaw dies at age 85

JR Shaw, the founder and Executive Chair of Shaw Communications, has died. He was 85. In a release, the company said Shaw passed away peacefully...

FRIENDS petition to restore local CBC TV newscasts gaining traction

A petition by independent CBC watchdog, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, calling on the public broadcaster to restore local TV newscasts is gaining traction. CBC announced...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CMG says temporary CBC employees to receive sick leave during pandemic

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) says all CBC/Radio-Canada employees will receive sick leave during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMG says under pressure from the union,...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – NAB Show cancelled following COVID-19 pandemic declaration

NAB Show, which was set to take place in Las Vegas Apr. 18-22, says that after carefully monitoring coronavirus developments over the past few...

NAB Show cancelled in wake of coronavirus pandemic declaration

Organizers of this year's NAB Show, which was set to take place in Las Vegas Apr. 18-22, say that after carefully monitoring coronavirus developments...

SXSW cancelled amid coronavirus fears

SXSW 2020 and SXSW EDU March dates have been cancelled following a call by the City of Austin to shut down the film, interactive...

CBC commits to gender-balanced sports coverage

CBC Sports has announced a commitment to gender-balanced coverage of sports and athlete stories, in recognition of International Women’s Day, Sunday, Mar. 8. The public...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology course to fall under cuts

SAIT’s Broadcast Systems Technology (BSXT) program, the last broadcast engineering course of its kind left in the country, is set to fall under provincial...

SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology program to fall under provincial budget cuts

SAIT’s Broadcast Systems Technology (BXST) program, the last broadcast engineering course of its kind left in the country, is set to fall under provincial...

Xplornet to be acquired by NYC-headquartered private equity firm Stonepeak

New Brunswick-based rural broadband service provider Xplornet Communications Inc. has announced it's being acquired by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a New York-headquartered private equity firm...

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