Exton, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named John D. Schanz to serve as chair of the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2009 program committee.
Schanz is currently…
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OTTAWA – Independent broadcaster Stornoway Communications, owner of diginets iChannel, The Pet Network and bpm:tv, have asked the CRTC to amend its broadcasting license for dance channel bpm:tv.
It…
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TORONTO – Event group nextMEDIA has kicked off a Canada-wide hunt for “the hottest emerging digital properties”, called ‘The Digital Hot List’.
The competition is open to content portals,…
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OTTAWA – CTV, on behalf of its radio division Chum, and Harvard Broadcasting both resubmitted their bids for a new radio station in Edmonton to the CRTC Monday, and…
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MONTREAL – Without legacy cost structures and the ability to focus on just one product (wireless handsets), Canada’s new wireless entrants look to upset the mobile market here with…
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WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) has finally completed its acquisition Certicom Corp. for approximately $132 million, almost double its original asking price.
RIM launched a takeover of…
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PARIS – Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer must be pretty sure fans of its brand aren’t affected by the state of the economy.
How else to explain the timing of…
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As media companies and telecom service providers see their traditional business models erode due to communication services, information and entertainment content shifting to the Internet, survival could be as…
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WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly one in four attendees at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show is expected to come from outside of the U.S., demonstrating the global scale…
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MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada has renewed its Canada New Media Fund for another year, but has streamlined the process and aligned its application deadlines to close within the fiscal…
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