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January 14, 2019 6 years ago

UPDATE: NBCUniversal’s new streaming service will be “different,” but won’t launch in Canada

NEW YORK – NBCUniversal's has announced plans to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service early next year in the U.S. and “major international markets”. However, the company has told Cartt.ca… Continue Reading

January 14, 2019 6 years ago

Altering the Acts: Our first look at the submissions from the big companies (except two) to the expert panel

WE DON’T YET KNOW what public process the expert panel reviewing Canada’s Broadcasting, Telecom and Radiocommunication Acts, headed by Janet Yale, will follow as this year unfolds. So, when the… Continue Reading

January 11, 2019 6 years ago

Cogeco’s Q1 profits buoyed by MetroCast acquisition

MONTREAL – Cogeco Communications credited its purchase of U.S. cableco MetroCast for a 15.1% increase in revenues for its first quarter of fiscal 2019 ended November 30, 2018. Profit for the… Continue Reading

January 11, 2019 6 years ago

Bell Let’s Talk calls for community fund applications

MONTREAL – Bell has launched its annual Bell Let's Talk Community Fund for 2019, with $2 million in grants available for local mental health leaders improving access to care… Continue Reading

January 11, 2019 6 years ago

Customer service problems over, Cogeco’s new leadership looks for growth

MONTREAL — Cogeco says its customer service problems are finally over. After a customer management system upgrade went awry in 2018, causing frustration for its Canadian cable and broadband clients,… Continue Reading

January 11, 2019 6 years ago

Altering the Acts: CRTC files early, wants clarity of new powers in new laws

OTTAWA – While it is still unclear how the interventions to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review (BTLR) Panel will be made public and when, the CRTC published its comments one… Continue Reading

January 10, 2019 6 years ago

CTAM 2019 President’s Reception set for January 23

TORONTO – Registration is now open for CTAM Canada’s 2019 President's Reception scheduled for Wednesday, January 23. The event will take place at The One Eighty at 55 Bloor Street West, 51st… Continue Reading

January 10, 2019 6 years ago

CES 2019: Samsung’s Bixby to support Google apps, gives a peek at a 5G phone

LAS VEGAS – Artificial Intelligence is everywhere this year at CES and for Samsung that means a renewed focus on its Bixby voice assistant platform. Bixby has been undergoing… Continue Reading

January 9, 2019 6 years ago

SWIFT rallies support to demand “equal access” to CRTC broadband funding

WYOMING, ON – The SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. (SWIFT) is calling on all rural broadband stakeholders to submit comments in support of a review of the CRTC Broadband… Continue Reading

January 9, 2019 6 years ago

Canadian campuses pump mental health around Bell Let’s Talk Day

MONTREAL – Canadian universities and colleges in every province and territory have pledged to help grow the campus conversation about mental health in support of Bell Let's Talk Day… Continue Reading