THE MULTI-CHANNEL UNIVERSE grows bigger all the time, doesn’t it?
In the 1990s, Liberty Media chairman John Malone (when he headed TCI, then the largest cable company in the…
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OTTAWA – Former Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association senior vice-president and general counsel, Lori Assheton-Smith has launched her own business. This week she made official the establishment…
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LAS VEGAS – There were just over 105,000 delegates at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters annual convention (with over 1,200 members of the press alone).
The show floor…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable today upgraded its high-speed Internet (HSI) service to handle up to 7 Mpbs in all its service areas.
The cableco is increasing the combined upload…
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MONTREAL – Bell Canada has signed a seven-year contract with Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group to provide an Internet protocol-based call centre.
Bell will work with partners IBM Canada and…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications has signed a deal to bring FIFA World Cup coverage to Canadians this summer.
Rogers has an agreement with Infront Sports & Media, FIFA’s global…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Football League is consolidating its TV and film footage to help preserve its archives.
The CFL is working with TWI Archive, a division of IMG…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is talking to the OK Radio Group about buying some or all of the Western-based company’s stations.
Rogers is “discussing opportunities” with OK but doesn’t…
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LONDON, Ont. – Corus Radio has named Kent Guy as promotions and marketing director for its four London, Ont.-area stations.
Guy was most recently purchasing and promotions manager for…
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MONTREAL – Quebec private television’s icons—Astral Media, TVA, and TQS—are coming together once again to promote the province’s cultural diversity by holding the second edition of Télédiversité.
The event will…
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