IN THEIR FIGHT against fee-for-carriage (or in CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein’s now-preferred vernacular, "value-for-signal"), Canada’s broadcast distribution undertakings plan to fire every bullet in their chambers and lob every... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – So much for our idea of just “getting on with this.”The CRTC today announced that we will be starting all over again on the fee-for-carriage file and the... Continue Reading
PRINCE RUPERT, BC – CityWest has added seven new HD channels to its digital cable line-up for customers in Prince Rupert, Port Edward and Terrace.APTN HD, CTV West HD, City-TV... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - The National Basketball Association (NBA) has teamed up with Broadbandtv Corp. to highlight its presence on YouTube.Utilizing YouTube's platform tools, Broadbandtv will increase the NBA content currently available on... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – In light of Tuesday's CRTC announcement to push its fee-for-carriage hearings back to November, Bell told Cartt.ca that it will withdraw its court appeal.Bell Canada filed an application in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Globalive Wireless today officially launched its new mobile brand in Canada, Wind, by saying it will hire 300 people immediately and up to 2,000 more over the next... Continue Reading
BRUDENELL, PEI - Bell Aliant and the Government of PEI have reached the halfway milestone in their joint initiative to deliver high-speed Internet to virtually all areas of the province by... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Corus Radio is offering some of its syndicated content free of charge to mobile users who have BlackBerry and Windows based devices.Starting next Monday, listeners can download the... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Astral Television has named Michael Goldsmith to the position of director of original programming for Family Channel and Playhouse Disney Canada.Effective August 24, Goldsmith will manage Family Channel and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Telesat’s quarterly revenues rocketed up by 19%, thanks in large part to its Nimiq 4 satellite which launched last October and is fully leased to Bell TV.For its... Continue Reading
