OTTAWA — The Canadian telecommunications industry directly contributed $74.5 billion in GDP to Canada’s economy in 2019 and supported 638,000 jobs, according to a new Accenture report commissioned by…
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TORONTO — A group of more than 500 current and former employees of CBC/Radio-Canada who oppose the public broadcaster’s Tandem sponsored-content initiative today launched a social media campaign and…
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GATINEAU — The CRTC will hold a non-appearing hearing in February regarding an application by Halifax-based Acadia Broadcasting Limited to acquire the FM radio stations CKHZ-FM (Hot Country 103.5)…
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TORONTO — The Banff World Media Festival, in partnership with Netflix, the Canada Media Fund, Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office and SODEC, today announced applications are now being accepted for…
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MONTREAL — With second-wave Covid-19 lockdowns restricting holiday gatherings this year, Videotron announced today it is helping customers stay connected with loved ones by temporarily waiving data overage charges…
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TOKYO — Japan’s international 24-hour English-language television channel, NHK World-Japan, became part of Telus’ channel lineup on Tuesday.
As the first operator in Canada to include NHK World-Japan on its…
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VANCOUVER — Media tech company BroadbandTV (BBTV), which provides distribution and monetization solutions to content owners, announced Tuesday it will extend its content management solutions to the Encore+ YouTube…
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TORONTO — Fonolo, a cloud-based call-back solutions provider based in Toronto, today announced the launch of its new brand identity, which includes a fully redesigned logo (above) and complete…
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NEW YORK — In advance of its upcoming rebrand to Paramount+, CBS All Access today announced the U.S. version of ViacomCBS’ streamer is adding new product features for families…
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VANCOUVER — As it released the results of its annual general meeting held yesterday, Thunderbird Entertainment announced today Mark Miller is stepping down as company president and director to…
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