April 1, 2011 14 years ago

BCE completes CTV acquisition, introduces Bell Media unit

MONTREAL – BCE launched its Bell Media business unit on Friday after officially closing its $3.2 billion acquisition of CTV. The new division, led by president Kevin Crull, encompasses all… Continue Reading

March 31, 2011 14 years ago

Olympic broadcast consortium signs Coke as first media sponsor for London 2012

TORONTO – With the London 2012 Olympic Games still more than 15 months away, Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium has signed its first multiplatform sponsorship agreement for the Summer… Continue Reading

March 31, 2011 14 years ago

Manitoba’s new high-speed 4G wireless network goes live

WINNIPEG – Rogers and MTS Allstream flipped the switch on their joint HSPA + wireless voice and data network in Manitoba on Thursday. Covering 97% of the province’s population, the… Continue Reading

March 31, 2011 14 years ago

Barrett Xplore launches 4G coverage in Ontario

PRESCOTT and RUSSELL, ON – Barrett Xplore debuted its 4G WiMAX high-speed Internet service in Ontario on Thursday. Under its Xplornet brand, the rural broadband provider began offering coverage in the… Continue Reading

March 31, 2011 14 years ago

CBC goes HD in Alberta

CALGARY and EDMONTON – CBC broadcasts on its Calgary and Edmonton affiliates shift to high definition starting Friday, the ‘pubcaster said. Viewers in the two Alberta centres will be able… Continue Reading

March 30, 2011 14 years ago

Netflix adds hundreds of Paramount titles to Canadian inventory

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Netflix and Paramount have reached a multi-year deal that will see hundreds of new movie titles, including the exclusive subscription television rights to all first-run… Continue Reading

March 30, 2011 14 years ago

Green leader shut out of TV debates, again

OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has once again been excluded from the country’s televised national leadership debates. The broadcast consortium of CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, Global and TVA, which is… Continue Reading

March 30, 2011 14 years ago

Cable Show spotlights IPv6 transition

WASHINGTON, DC – The global transition to new Internet Protocol addresses will form the basis of a summit at The Cable Show 2011, the 60th annual convention and international exposition… Continue Reading

March 30, 2011 14 years ago

MTS to roll out FTTH in Steinbach

WINNIPEG – Residents of Steinbach will soon have access to the next generation of HD television and some of the fastest broadband connections available once MTS deploys its fibre-to-the-home… Continue Reading

March 30, 2011 14 years ago

Canadian media leaders headline Banff Media Fest panel

BANFF – Media leaders from five of Canada’s major broadcast media companies will come together to kick off this year’s Banff World Media Festival. Phil Lind, vice chairman of Rogers… Continue Reading