LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Comcast’s NBC Sports Group spent over $4 billion to hold on to the U.S. media rights to the next four Olympic Games, the network announced Tuesday.
Defeating…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is searching for a new head of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) to replace Ron Cohen after he retires later this…
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CALGARY – Shaw officially unveiled its new broadband plans Tuesday after announcing last month that it planned to boost its bit caps.
The company is offering two new Internet…
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LONDON, UK – Global telecom operators including MTS and Wind will descend on London next week to offer feedback on femtocell trials and deployments around the world.
The Femtocells World…
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TORONTO – Cogeco Data Services rolled out a new suite of voice and data services on Monday that it says will help businesses reduce complexity and work more efficiently.
The…
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TORONTO – Chapleau, ON has been crowned the 2011 winner of the country’s ultimate fishing town by the World Fishing Network (WFN).
Located in central northeastern Ontario, the town of…
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PARIS – Governments around the world must create and execute national multi-sectoral broadband plans, or risk being seriously disadvantaged in today’s increasingly high-speed digital environment. That is the gist…
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OTTAWA – The cost of telecom regulation in Canada will be $27.26 million this year.
The CRTC said Monday that it expects that its total telecommunications regulatory costs for the 2011-2012 fiscal year…
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WASHINGTON, DC – Talk show maven Oprah Winfrey has been confirmed to speak at The Cable Show next week.
Winfrey will appear as part of the opening day’s morning general…
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MONTREAL – Videotron has launched what it says is the country’s first exclusively mobile TV channel.
Called Lib tv, the French-language channel targets a “zany, edgy audience” for its “wacky,…
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