February 9, 2018 8 years ago

Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings to receive CFC Award for Creative Excellence

TORONTO – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) will honour Shaftesbury founder, chairman and CEO Christina Jennings with the 2018 CFC Award for Creative Excellence in recognition of her innovative… Continue Reading

February 9, 2018 8 years ago

Dome Productions to provide host broadcaster services for 2018 G7 Summit

TORONTO – Bell Media and Rogers Media-owned Dome Productions has been awarded the contract to provide host broadcaster services for June's Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec. With… Continue Reading

February 9, 2018 8 years ago

FCB unveils new executive director

TORONTO – Watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (FCB) has named Daniel Bernhard as executive director and spokesperson, replacing Ian Morrison. During a period of transition, Bernhard will work with… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada extends reach of #PyeongChang2018 coverage on Twitter

TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada and Twitter Canada have struck a partnership that will see the first-ever live stream of select Olympic Games events on Twitter in Canada. Canadians on… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

Revenues up, profits down in Q4 at BCE

MONTREAL – BCE saw an uptick in revenue as higher additions in its postpaid wireless business offset a rise in expenses, the company said Thursday For the quarter ended December… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

Telus posts higher Q4 revenues on wireless gains

VANCOUVER – “Robust customer growth” helped to lift fourth quarter revenues and profits at Telus, the company said Thursday. For the period ended December 31, consolidated operating revenue increased by… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

Parliament to examine Apple battery scandal

OTTAWA – The Parliamentary Committee on Industry Science and Technology (INDU) will hold hearings on the recent Apple iPhone battery scandal now that Apple has acknowledged that the performance… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

First W5, Vice Canada doc tackles Canada’s growing opioid crisis

TORONTO – W5 and Vice Canada have unveiled broadcast details for the first documentary of their new partnership which will air on linear TV with a livestream on Twitter on Saturday. Steel Town… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

5G is coming and fast, with roadblocks to jump

OTTAWA – Conversations around 5G in Canada may still be at nascent stages, but network providers and wireless operators told a Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association event in Ottawa… Continue Reading

February 8, 2018 8 years ago

Telus races past Bell, Rogers, in 4G speed tests: OpenSignal

LONDON, UK – Led by Telus, Canada now boasts some of the fastest LTE speeds in the world, says OpenSignal in its latest State of Mobile Networks: Canada… Continue Reading