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CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) is celebrating 25 years this month

CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) is celebrating 25 years this month. Formed after the CBC announced it could no longer bear the cost of...

Canadian screenwriters and producers have agreed to extend the current agreement governing English-language screenwriting in Canada

Canadian screenwriters and producers have agreed to extend the current agreement governing English-language screenwriting in Canada. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), the Canadian...

Rogers Media’s new national multilingual channel OMNI Regional debuted Sept. 1

Rogers Media’s new national multilingual channel OMNI Regional debuted Sept. 1 with half hour, daily national newscasts in Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin, and Punjabi. Regionally-focused, weekday current affairs...

Canadians will soon be able to file complaints about television service providers with the ombudsman for communications services

Canadians will soon be able to file complaints about television service providers with the ombudsman for communications services. As of Sept. 1, the mandatory...

A Global News cameraman and reporter were targeted during an alt-right counter protest in Quebec City

A Global News cameraman and reporter were targeted during an alt-right counter protest in Quebec City on Aug. 20, with one protestor destroying a...

Canadian Heritage has referred the CRTC’s May decision on PNI and French-language content back for reconsideration

Canadian Heritage, on the advice of Minister Melanie Joly and with the support of Cabinet, has referred the CRTC’s May decision on PNI (programs...

CBS Corporation has announced it’s launching CBS All Access internationally

CBS Corporation has announced it’s launching CBS All Access internationally. The digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service will launch initially in Canada...

CRTC financial data shows private conventional (over-the-air) television in Canada lost $121 million in 2015-16

CRTC financial data shows private conventional (over-the-air) television in Canada lost $121 million in 2015-16 ($719M over five years). This is the fifth consecutive...

Nlogic has released its Spring TV 2017 Hot Topic report

Nlogic has released its Spring TV 2017 Hot Topic report, which shows share growth of 1.3 per cent for conventional stations for A25-54, over...

After 50 years with CBC and 29 years behind the desk at The National, Peter Mansbridge signed off for the last time on Canada...

After 50 years with CBC and 29 years behind the desk at The National, Peter Mansbridge signed off for the last time on Canada...

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