KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Less than three weeks after the announcement it was receiving funding through the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), independent ISP Vianet announced this week it... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — Bell Canada is receiving a little under $125,000 in funding through the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund’s rapid response stream to bring high-speed Internet to 144 underserved households... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG and TORONTO — Winnipeg-based production company Ice River Films announced today the new 13-episode series Going Native, starring Anishinaabe humourist and author Drew Hayden Taylor (above), will premiere…
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Funding coming from Connecting British Columbia program, UBF and Rogers TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today it is expanding its wireless network, including 5G coverage, in British Columbia by building... Continue Reading
OTTAWA — Among Canadian children, podcasts are not as popular as streaming music services or audio content on YouTube with about 11% of kids aged 2-17 years old listening to... Continue Reading
EXTON, PA — The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) last week announced it has made significant updates to its Broadband Premise Installer (BPI) and Broadband Premises Technician (BPT) certifications.... Continue Reading
MONTREAL — Cogeco Connexion announced today NBCUniversal’s all-reality SVOD streaming service hayu is now available to subscribers of Cogeco’s new IPTV service Epico (which launched in January). After setting up... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet announced today its Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling is returning to action after a prolonged hiatus due to the global pandemic, with the... Continue Reading
MONTREAL — Quebecor today launched a new identity and image for its advertising sales team — Quebecor Expertise Media. The new branding (see the new logo above) was announced to... Continue Reading
By Robert Brehl
Long-time former president of Rogers Cable, Colin Delacourt Watson, died from acute leukemia this week. He was 79. Mr. Watson had been in Florida for the winter…
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