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Shaw Media and Rogers renew distribution deals
The recent deal will see Shaw Media’s Global TV and 19 specialty channels continue to be carried on the Rogers cable dial.
NHL drops puck on Mission: Impossible promotion
Hockey and Hollywood collide with the pro hockey league building buzz for the upcoming Paramount Pictures release.
CBC study: Ad-free pubcaster would be bad public policy
CBC/Radio Canada’s Nordicity Group study says ending its dependence on TV ad dollars would produce a net financial impact of $533 million for the Canadian TV business.
Arctic Air and Mr. D topline the CBC’s winter 2012 primetime lineup
Other new shows on the pubcaster include Redemption Inc. and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
Marci Ien replaces Seamus O’Regan as Canada AM co-host
Ien will take her place on the Canada AM couch alongside Beverly Thomson in January 2012.
T.O.’s CityNews builds arsenal to compete against CP24
Citytv Toronto exec Tina Cortese talks about how the upstart all-news Toronto TV station aims to hook viewers by migrating the familiar 680 News radio format.
CRTC revokes licence for Toronto One and Sun TV
The regulator’s move against CKXT-TV Toronto follows a request from TVA Group to rescind the broadcast licence for the conventional TV station.
FX Canada acquires MMA reality series The Ultimate Fighter
The competition series, which airs on Sportsnet, bulks up the channel’s male-targeted programming slate.
Quebecor strikes Sun News carriage agreement with indie cable operators
The deal with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance will see the channel on the subscriber skeds of around 100 indie cable operators.
U.S. equity firm eyeing stake in MLSE, report says
The Toronto Star report is the latest speculation in the potential sale of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 80% stake in the sports company.
CRTC rules against usage-based billing in internet ruling
The regulator proposes a dual billing system for third-party internet service providers based on flat rates or forecasted capacity.
Report: broadcasters to invest $618 million in indie TV shows by 2017
The Boon Dog report finds Canadian networks have steep obligations to commission homegrown programming after recent industry takeovers.
Report: 58% of Canadians have HDTVs, but most don’t view in HD
The CTAM report indicates domestic cablecasters face a challenge to convince Canadians with an HDTV set to get an HD set-top box.
Fox’s Terra Nova bites back in major markets
Rogers Media is claiming victory as it beats CTV’s The X Factor amongst 18- to 49-year-olds in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
AToMiC: Ice Pilots NWT gets interactive
The History Television show has launched an online scavenger hunt for its third season.
