VANCOUVER – Tiny Novus Entertainment has smashed the Internet speed barrier in Canada, offering its Metro Vancouver customers the fastest Internet speeds in the country at 200 Mbps.“We noted a... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Perhaps due in part to some public pressure, Cogeco Cable has signed on to offer the video-on-demand coverage of the Olympics offered by the Games’ Broadcast Media Consortium.Cogeco... Continue Reading
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google will build and test its own ultra high-speed broadband networks to see if it can deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than current speeds.In... Continue Reading
STOCKHOLM – With text messages surging in popularity as a way to keep in touch, telecom experts predict that text messaging could set a record this weekend as Chinese New Year... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - For the first time in Canadian television history, a domestic Canadian broadcaster will produce and deliver its own coverage of an Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.The Vancouver 2010 Olympic... Continue Reading
EXTON, PA – Cogeco Cable’s Erik Jenson is one of seven SCTE members to be awarded a grant from the organization for professional development.The fourth quarter’s SCTE Foundation grants are... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Telus has become the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer over-the-air DRM-free (digital rights management) music tracks to Canadians.DRM-free music means that customers can now play back... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has issued a report examining telecommunications, broadcasting, and the evolving converged world of communications in an effort to help shape future regulation.Called Navigating Convergence: Charting Canadian Communications Change... Continue Reading
BANFF, AB - British comedian and recent Golden Globe host Ricky Gervais will receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at this year’s Banff World Television Festival.The award acknowledges outstanding comedic... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Tom Hastings has been appointed head of drama for CBC Television, effective immediately.He replaces Sally Catto, who was recently made executive director of arts and entertainment.Hastings joined the... Continue Reading
