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CRTC denies Starlight and Sun TV mandatory carriage
The regulator guaranteed audience and revenue for three new TV services: the French language AMI TV service, Nouveau TV5 and ARTV.
Cineplex second quarter earnings and revenue rise
Media revenues for the quarter were up more than 40%, with most ads coming from the automotive, electronics and communications categories.
Claire Freeland is leaving Rogers Media
The veteran programmer will stay on until the end of September as the network seeks a new director of original programming.
Just For Laughs Festival to produce 40 hours of TV programming
The Comedy Network, Corus, City and the CBC have ordered one-hour and half-hour stand-up comedy specials from the Montreal-based event.
CTV and CTV Two to air record simulcast hours in fall 2013
New shows, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Goldbergs and Trophy Wife will all air alongside their US air dates.
How Canadian TV nets covered the royal birth
The supper-hour coverage featured visits by correspondents to local hospitals to interview mothers who also gave birth Monday (pictured, The Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington).
Cogeco Q3 earnings virtually unchanged, despite revenue rise
Recent acquisitions boosted the revenue line, while the profit line was offset by purchase costs.
Peter Vamos named head of video at Toronto Star
The former Playback publisher will spearhead a bid by the newspaper group to combine text and multimedia content to meet the challenge of the internet.
Corus Entertainment posts higher Q3 earnings
A one-time gain from the sale of Food Network Canada stake offset radio advertising softness and lower merchandising and distribution revenues.
CRTC approves BCE’s blockbuster Astral Media takeover
The regulatory decision follows the phone giant easing concerns about competition after an earlier bid to acquire the Canadian media group was rejected.
Rogers launches online social engagement show for The Project
The digital extension will see participants in the City and OLN doc-reality series engage with fans of the show after it airs on TV.
Bell Media renews TV deal for World Juniors hockey tournament
TSN and RDS have secured multi-platform rights to the annual holiday season tournament for the next 10 years.
CRTC: conventional TV spending on Canadian shows up sharply
The report also shows that private broadcasters indicated a slight decline in expenditures on U.S. shows in 2012.
Cue Digital Media and Hercules Media Group launch Bent
The cross-platform branded entertainment upstart from founder David UK (pictured) will provide clients with one-stop creative development services.
Report: Canadians start cutting the cord for digital streaming
The Boon Dog report estimates about 5,394 households have stopped subscribing to traditional TV services between November of 2012 and February of this year.
