GATINEAU – CRTC vice-chairman, telecom, Len Katz, has been elected acting chairman of the CRTC, the Commission confirmed Wednesday morning.
He will remain as acting, or interim, chair until such time as…
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OTTAWA – Despite the rapid rise in television on the Internet and talk of cord-cutting, the number of Anglophone Canadians that watch TV exclusively on-line is still negligible, according to…
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TORONTO – CHUM Radio veteran Bob Laine will will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame and his memory and career honoured with the Allan…
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HALIFAX – Bell Aliant launched a free Facebook app for its FibreOp television customers in Atlantic Canada on Wednesday.
To access the app, customers require an active Facebook account and a…
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TORONTO – Bell Media is partnering with the Canadian Film Centre on a new initiative designed to equip experienced TV writers with the knowledge and management skills necessary to…
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TORONTO – Rogers Radio has begun streaming the Humble and Fred Radio.com podcasts across 19 of its station's websites and through its mobile app.
Humble and Fred Radio.com is an…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved the implementation plans for local competition and wireless number portability filed by a number of the country’s small incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs).
In…
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OTTAWA – The Weather Network/Météomédia had its mandatory distribution status on the digital basic service extended through 2018 by the CRTC on Tuesday.
The Commission granted the extension from…
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TORONTO – After reaching a music licensing deal with the Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA), CBC said Tuesday that it will launch a new Canadian digital music service this winter. The agreement…
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TORONTO – Tuesday is the last day to register for the 2012 President’s Reception which will be held January 26 from 6 – 8:30 pm in the Roof Salon…
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