OTTAWA – Two acts and three regulators overseeing the Canadian communications world just don’t make sense any more, according to the chairman of the CRTC.With the differences between what’s a... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – After watching day one of the CRTC’s hearing into its policies on community television, we settled on couple of key takeaways.1) It would appear unlikely the Commission will... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The tenure of CRTC vice-chair, broadcasting, Michel Arpin draws to a close at the end of August. According to sources, Arpin has already been officially notified by the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – New wireless entrant Mobilicity has signed a five-year contract with Ericsson to manage its soon-to-be-launched 3G network.The Swedish telecom equipment-maker will handle the “day-to-day network operations” as well... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Local news personality Anne Mroczkowski is joining Global Toronto’s flagship 6pm newscast.After being abruptly cut from CityTV's primetime newscast in January after a stint lasting more than two decades,... Continue Reading
THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL television in Canada is officially Heritage Minister James Moore’s to deal with, but Industry Minister Tony Clement doesn’t want to see the August 31, 2011 deadline... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - Bell Aliant has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Atlantic Communications Council (CEPACC), representing close to 3,000 Bell Aliant unionized employees in Atlantic Canada.If... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Lobby group OpenMedia.ca took centre stage Tuesday at the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage concerning the future of media.In an effort to “ignite Canada’s digital media... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Canadian ICT company Tether will unveil a new business-to-business proposition this week at the BlackBerry conference WES 2010 in Orlando, Florida.Launched in March 2009, Tether’s original application links... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – MTS rolled out TV call display to its Ultimate TV customers in Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage la Prairie on Monday. The new service allows customers to see the name... Continue Reading
