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Lionsgate has closed its acquisition of Starz for approximately $4.4 billion in cash and stock

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Lionsgate has closed its acquisition of Starz for approximately $4.4 billion in cash and stock. The deal creates one of the largest independent television...

CBC/Radio-Canada has announced a line-up of special Canada 150 programs

TV/FILM/VIDEO: CBC/Radio-Canada has announced a line-up of special Canada 150 programs. CBC News Network will kick off 2017 with live New Year’s Eve coverage from...

An average of 3.9 million viewers tuned in to The 104th Grey Cup on TSN

 TV/FILM/VIDEO: An average of 3.9 million viewers tuned in to The 104th Grey Cup on TSN with another 254,000 watching the French-language broadcast on RDS,...

The CRTC will now renew the licenses of most TV service providers on a year-to-year basis

TV/FILM/VIDEO: The CRTC will now renew the licenses of most TV service providers on a year-to-year basis, rather than the usual seven-year term. The commission...

The Big Bang Theory on CTV has returned for its 10th season as the most-watched series in Canada

TV/FILM/VIDEO: The Big Bang Theory on CTV has returned for its 10th season as the most-watched series in Canada, drawing 2.53 million total viewers to...

Bell Media has won the right to appeal a CRTC ruling that would see U.S. commercials air during Super Bowl broadcasts in Canada

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Bell Media has won the right to appeal a CRTC ruling that would see U.S. commercials air during Super Bowl broadcasts in Canada and...

The CRTC has issued notice to hear renewal of television licenses

TV/FILM/VIDEO: The CRTC has issued notice to hear renewal of television licenses held by large English- and French-language ownership groups Nov. 22-24 in Laval, QC....

CRTC chair Jean Pierre Blais has told a heritage committee that TV stations have a responsibility to produce local news

TV/FILM/VIDEO: CRTC chair Jean Pierre Blais has told a heritage committee studying the future of local media that TV stations have a responsibility to produce...

Four Canadian women have been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 20 most powerful women in global television

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Four Canadian women have been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 20 most powerful women in global television. Unveiled during MIPCOM in...

CTV Vancouver received the Edward R Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

CTV Vancouver gave thanks in New York Monday evening Oct. 10 as it received the Edward R Murrow Award for Overall Excellence – Large...

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