TORONTO, MONTREAL and OTTAWA – Three of Canada’s largest BDUs were quick to express their mutual disappointment with Monday’s CRTC decision, and hinted that it will be the consumer who... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – After dominating the three months worth of hearings earlier this Spring, the House of Commons committee on Canadian Heritage left out any recommendation on the controversial issue of... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia is buying VisionTV’s broadcasting assets in a deal worth $25 million.VisionTV (VTV) operates the multi-faith and multicultural channel by the same name that is available... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and GATINEAU – Reaction to the CRTC’s broadcasting in new media report has been swift, and predictably, mixed. The news that the Commission will continue to exempt new media... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers’ “mobile revolution” arrived in Canada in dramatic fashion on Tuesday. The HTC Dream and Magic smart phones, ensconced in a silver briefcase carefully carried and unlocked by... Continue Reading
ACCORDING TO A POLL commissioned by broadcast industry watchdog Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, most Canadians believe that the CBC is “being starved of funds by a government with a vendetta against... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and TORONTO - The Conference Board of Canada has recalled three reports that it issued late last week, claiming an internal review determined that it “did not follow (its)... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – As EastLink introduces itself to former Persona customers in Ontario and Quebec, it will evaluate the regions and individual markets on a case by case basis before determining... Continue Reading
EDMONTON and VANCOUVER – The Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging Canadians to ask the government to “stop the outrage” of Canadian companies outsourcing jobs... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Reaction to the new Canadian Media Fund (CMF) was predictably mixed, but the consensus seems to be that the distributors got what they wanted. For starters, the CMF’s... Continue Reading
