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According to the Media Technology Monitor’s (MTM) Sneak Peek Report, just two per cent of Canadians are using Amazon Prime Video

According to the Media Technology Monitor’s (MTM) Sneak Peek Report, just two per cent of Canadians are using Amazon Prime Video, even though awareness...

You Gotta Eat Here! has been cancelled by Food Network Canada after five seasons

You Gotta Eat Here! has been cancelled by Food Network Canada after five seasons. Lisa Godfrey, VP of Original Content for Corus Entertainment says...

Wow Unlimited Media Inc. and Bell Media have entered into a strategic partnership that will see Wow acquire one of Bell’s speciality channels

Wow Unlimited Media Inc. and Bell Media have entered into a strategic partnership that will see Wow acquire one of Bell’s speciality channels. In...

The CRTC has given Bell until July 1 to offer more than one 10-channel package to subscribers

The CRTC has given Bell until July 1 to offer more than one 10-channel package to subscribers. In December, the CRTC mandated that all...

CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais has written an open letter, posted on the commission’s website

CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais has written an open letter, posted on the commission’s website, after criticism over changes to original French-language content requirements for...

Blue Ant Media has acquired Sydney, Australia-based RACAT Group

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Blue Ant Media has acquired Sydney, Australia-based RACAT Group, which includes production houses NHNZ (formerly Natural History New Zealand), Beach House Pictures, Northern Pictures;...

Bell has launched Fibe Alt TV, billed as Canada’s first widely available app-based live TV service

Bell has launched Fibe Alt TV, billed as Canada’s first widely available app-based live TV service. With no traditional TV subscription or set-top box...

Rogers TV is eliminating four jobs in St. John’s, Corner Brook and Gander, NL

Rogers TV is eliminating four jobs in St. John's, Corner Brook and Gander, NL. Two of the positions are full-time, while two are part-time....

Rogers TV Peel ceased operations May 2, affecting 15 full-time positions

Rogers TV Peel ceased operations May 2, affecting 15 full-time positions. Similar to Shaw’s announcement it’s shuttering community stations in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver...

CBC has been called on by the House of Commons Heritage Committee to explain controversial history series The Story of Us

CBC has been called on by the House of Commons Heritage Committee to explain controversial history series The Story of Us. The 10-episode docu-drama,...

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