Archived News and Articles - July 2008
Archive Date - July 30, 2008
JOHN HAYES TO STEP DOWN AT CORUS
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Corus Entertainment Inc. announced today that John Hayes will step down as President of Corus Radio at the end of the Company's fiscal year (August 31, 2008). John Hayes joined Corus in 2001, and during his tenure built and led a dedicated and successful team that created and maintained one of Canada's top performing radio operations.
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Archive Date - July 30, 2008
“TWO MINUTES AWAY” IN BREACH
CBSC Release
CILQ-FM, more familiarly known as Q107, is a rock radio station in Toronto. In early 2007, Q107 was airing the following promotional liners for the station: “You’re never more than two minutes away from great classic rock.” The CBSC received a complaint from a listener who alleged that the station was not delivering on that promise; that is, there was frequently more than two minutes worth of non-musical content between songs. The listener’s first letter of April 9, 2007 read as follows:
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Archive Date - July 30, 2008
ASTRAL SOLID Q3 RESULTS
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Astral Media Inc. today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2008, which saw continued growth in revenues, EBITDA, net earnings, and EPS.
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Archive Date - July 30, 2008
CANWEST GLOBAL Q3 RESULTS
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Canwest Global Communications Corp. today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended May 31, 2008.
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Archive Date - July 30, 2008
XM CANADA FIRST POSITIVE CASH FLOW
Strong results reflect continued improvement in subscriber growth, retail market share, automotive customer growth, revenue, cost management and other key performance metrics
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Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2008.
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Archive Date - July 18, 2008
CORUS Q3 RESULTS
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Corus Entertainment Inc. announced its third quarter financial results today, led by continued revenue growth from its broadcasting businesses.
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Archive Date - July 18, 2008
APPOINTMENTS TO THE CRTC
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The Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced the appointment of three new full-time members of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC): Suzanne Lamarre, representing the Quebec region; Steve Simpson, representing British Columbia and Yukon, and Louise Poirier.
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Archive Date - July 9, 2008
18-34S GET VIP SERVICE
Ken Tucker – Radio and Records
In an effort to cater to the elusive 18-34 demo, Arbitron is now offering a free, customized concierge service targeted to portable people meter survey participants in that age group. The user-controlled, Web-based, telephone wakeup and reminder "PPM VIP Service" is designed to improve compliance by increasing the day-to-day contacts between the PPM respondents and Arbitron’s ongoing panel relations efforts.
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Archive Date - July 9, 2008
CEP FILES COMPLAINT WITH CRTC
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Corus, the owner of 940 News, the Montreal English radio station which recently abandoned its news operations has breached its licence commitment, says a complaint filed yesterday by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP-FTQ). The CEP represents the employees laid off at the station as a result of the 180 degree turn in programming.
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