OTTAWA-GATINEAU - Globalive does not meet the Canadian ownership requirements set out in the Telecommunications Act, the CRTC ruled late Thursday.Under the legislation, a telecommunications company is only eligible to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has added the channel Russia Today to the list of eligible satellite services.Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. applied to the Commission in July to add the non-Canadian,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Nortel Networks has pushed back the auction date for the sale of its global system for mobile communications business by a little over a week.The new auction date is... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The majority of Canadians say that they support their local TV stations, and that cable and satellite companies should as well, a study by Nanos Research has found.About 70%... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Telehop Communications' founder, CEO and chairman Hersh Spiegelman passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, the company said in a statement. No further details were released.Telehop provides value-priced telecommunications... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Communications and Bragg Communications are in discussions on potential system swaps, Cartt.ca has learned.A source with direct knowledge of the talks said late Wednesday on condition of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – This is the last week of work at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for Elizabeth Roscoe.The CAB’s executive vice-president, strategic policy and public affairs planning is leaving the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Ontario Association of Broadcasters annual general meeting and awards luncheon honoured former Global Television and Rogers Radio, president and CEO, Jim Sward.The Ontario Association of Broadcasters’ Community... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Former EastLink co-CEO Dan McKeen has left the company, Cartt.ca has learned.In an e-mail to Cartt.ca, McKeen confirmed his last day at Canada’s fifth-largest cable company in the... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Former EastLink co-CEO Dan McKeen has left the company, Cartt.ca has learned.According to sources, McKeen’s last day at Canada’s fifth-largest cable company in the country was Tuesday, October... Continue Reading
