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 the... Continue Reading
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 website... Continue Reading
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) and... Continue Reading
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 the... Continue Reading
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 on... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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 channel... Continue Reading
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 revamp... Continue Reading
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 and... Continue Reading
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 focus... Continue Reading
