OTTAWA – Former CRTC Commissioner Andrée Noël has been named the new national chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
She replaces Ron Cohen who announced in June that he…
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OTTAWA – Shaw has been given the official go ahead by the CRTC to extend its local television satellite solution (LTSS) to Canadian viewers impacted by the digital television…
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EXTON, PA – The deadline for submitting technical sessions for the 2012 SCTE Canadian Summit has been extended to Friday.
Organizers said they pushed the deadline back four days after…
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TORONTO – One of Canada's largest unions is calling on the government to step in and help keep telecommunication jobs in Canada.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada…
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OTTAWA – Over the past number of weeks, Canada’s independent broadcasters have been alerting CRTC staff and commissioners that the big, vertically integrated BDUs are all but ignoring the…
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OTTAWA – So much for all the speculation on who will replace CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein when his term expires on January 24, 2012.
While many have guessed ( Continue Reading
TORONTO – Mobilicity is once again publicly backing stronger wireless consumer protections laws in Ontario, just days before a private members bill on the matter receives a second reading.
Ontario's…
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TORONTO – There’s less than a week remaining before nextMEDIA Toronto kicks off its two day event at The Carlu in Toronto.
NextMEDIA is a C-level conference and marketplace for…
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CALGARY – Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi will appear live on Shaw TV Tuesday to take questions from Calgarians live in-studio.
Viewers can tune in on November 29 at 7pm on…
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MONTREAL – Astral has kicked off a new national consumer advertising campaign designed to promote the versatility and appeal of its programming and multiplatform entertainment brands.
The humorous campaign rolled out…
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