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Rogers Media second broadcaster to ban Faith Goldy election ads
Rogers Media is the second broadcast outlet to reject election ads from Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy.
The former Rebel Media contributor posted a screenshot...
Citytv starts production on new dog detective drama set in St....
Citytv has started production on new detective drama REX (working title), centred on the relationship between a police detective and his hardworking dog.
Starring John Reardon...
#CRTC and #Telecom News – CRTC denies Fairplay Canada website-blocking proposal
The CRTC has denied the FairPlay Canada coalition’s website-blocking proposal to address copyright piracy. The commission says it does not have the jurisdiction under...
#Radio & #Podnews – SiriusXM to acquire Pandora and Podcasting showing...
Dave Wheeler, the former 92 CITI FM Winnipeg morning man fired by Rogers in July after controversial on-air comments about transgender people, is suing...
Former ZoomerMedia, Rogers exec George Grant dies
Former ZoomerMedia and Rogers executive George Grant has died at age 76.
Grant passed away Monday, Sept. 17 at Toronto General Hospital as a result...
Fired morning man Dave Wheeler suing Rogers for $1.4M
Dave Wheeler, the former 92 CITI FM Winnipeg morning man fired by Rogers in July after controversial on-air comments about transgender people, is suing the...
Rogers to build 5G testbed on UBC campus
Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have announced a three year, multi-million dollar partnership to build a real-world 5G Hub on campus that will...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Rogers in illegal movie downloading...
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) has sided with Rogers in its case against Voltage Pictures LLC, finding that companies pursuing copyright violators should...
Rogers Radio taps singer-songwriter Serena Ryder to host national show
Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder is joining the 98.1 CHFI Toronto on-air team with a new Sunday afternoon show, set to debut Sept. 23.
Airing...
CRTC lays out priorities for next two fiscal years
The CRTC has laid out its priorities for the next two fiscal years in its CRTC Forecast 2019-20. Under the purview of Broadcasting, the...