Actors strike looms

TORONTO – With its current collective agreement expiring December 31st, actors union ACTRA says its members have voted 97.6% in favour of a strike, in the province-by-province strike referendum… Continue Reading

Primus boosts wireless

TORONTO – Primus Canada has expanded its wireless footprint in Canada, the company announced Thursday, giving Primus wireless customers the ability to make wireless calls in regions across the… Continue Reading

Craig asks to sell local avails

WINNIPEG – Drew Craig wants back into Canadian media. The former CEO of Craig Media has applied to the CRTC for a relay distribution undertaking license for his company,… Continue Reading

TMN launches Mpix SVOD on Rogers

TORONTO – Classic movies from Astral Media’s Mpix and Mescape will now be available to distributors through Mpix OnDemand, the company announced today. Mpix OnDemand will mark the second… Continue Reading

Rogers claims CTAM research award

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Martha Cronyn, senior research manager, and Karen Connors, research manager, at Rogers Cable took top prize Wednesday in CTAM’s Research Case Study Award Competition. The Rogers… Continue Reading

ISP says telecom must stay regulated

TORONTO – Ashok Kalle, president of independent ISP Pathway Communications says the federal government’s decision to relax the rules of the regulatory game when it comes to telecom… Continue Reading

MTS to stay the course

WINNIPEG – A nearly year-long business review by MTS Allstream officially ended today without a big announcement. Speculation has been rife all year long that the company could sell… Continue Reading