July 7, 2020 5 years ago

Commission lets SpaceX reply to BITS licence interventions

GATINEAU — The CRTC is giving Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) an opportunity to respond to interventions made to its application for a Basic International Telecommunications Services (BITS) licence submitted… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

Ismaila Alfa is the new host of Toronto’s Metro Morning

TORONTO — CBC Radio announced today Ismaila Alfa (pictured) will be the new host of Toronto’s morning radio show, Metro Morning, starting on Monday, August 24. Alfa has been a… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

Telus expands Internet for Good program to support people living with disabilities

VANCOUVER and RIMOUSKI, Que. — Telus announced Tuesday it is expanding its Internet for Good program to support people living with disabilities who receive financial disability assistance from the… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

New live video network for content creators launches

TORONTO — A new Canadian-based, direct-to-consumer, live video network launched last week by Onviva Broadcasting Corporation is providing content creators with a new way to deliver and get paid… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

CRTC extends deadline for rate-setting proceeding

GATINEAU — The CRTC announced Tuesday it’s extending the deadline for interventions to its review of the rate-setting methodology for wholesale telecom services. When the wholesale rate-setting review proceeding… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

Telus Home Health Monitoring solution being trialled in Alberta

EDMONTON — Telus Health’s Home Health Monitoring solution is being used in a technology trial for people with chronic health conditions living in central Alberta, it was announced Tuesday… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

William F. White expands studio footprint

TORONTO — William F. White International (Whites) has expanded its studio capacity with the addition of the Century Studio (pictured) in Mississauga, Ont., its third studio location in the… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

TSN airing Ballers on Fridays

TORONTO — As part of its exclusive deal to distribute HBO programming in Canada, Bell Media today announced TSN is airing the entire five seasons of HBO’s Ballers,… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

Bitrate optimization standard needed, says study

WATERLOO — A new study from video quality measurement and optimization specialist SSIMWave of Waterloo, Ont., finds the media industry lacks a clearly defined picture of how bitrate optimization… Continue Reading

July 7, 2020 5 years ago

TCL brings own brand of smartphones to Canada

TORONTO — With its manufacturing and brand licensing agreement with BlackBerry coming to an end, Chinese smartphone manufacturer TCL Communication is officially entering the Canadian market with its own… Continue Reading