OTTAWA – New funding criteria could mean greater flexibility for Canadian new media projects and program development.
In a decision on Tuesday, the CRTC said that it would amend…
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MONTREAL – The chair of Orascom Telecom and major shareholder in Wind Mobile will be speaking in Montreal next weekend.
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is scheduled to speak at the Egyptian…
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OTTAWA – Television distributors have received official CRTC approval to offer a package of local programming to viewers in smaller markets where local stations decide not to convert to digital.
The…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the global village continues its digital evolution, it is critical that all of its citizens be able to use its products and services, and that includes the disabled and…
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TORONTO – A day after his surprise departure from CBC, Scott Moore has been named to the new position of president of broadcasting for Rogers Media. Rogers also…
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OTTAWA – Ruth Thorkelson, senior vice-president of public affairs at the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), described merchants’ mood towards mobile payments as “neutral to frosty” because they don’t…
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REGINA – SaskTel has launched a program to keep its customers connected should their devices become lost, stolen or broken.
The Wireless Device Protection Plan is an optional insurance and…
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MONTREAL – Bell has donated $1 million to the Montreal mental health care institution Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital as part of its national mental health initiative.
The donation was matched…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has approved $1 million in funding for eight television and digital media project applications under its Diverse Languages Program.
The projects are to be…
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TORONTO – Canada’s only television network devoted to the world of pets has secured distribution on Shaw Direct.
The Pet Network will be available in free preview on channel 556/187…
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