VANCOUVER – Telus, through its Optik Local community programming, is awarding more than $3.2 million in funding to support some 60 new local content projects in Western Canada this…
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WINNIPEG – MTS has teamed up with Winnipeg-based The Bros. Landreth on a television commercial promoting an Internet plan.
The :30 spot, currently on air, features MTS' animated spokesperson…
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WITH THE ELECTION OVER WITH, there will be debate and discussion around the priorities of the new Liberal government with regard to shaping communications and digital policy.
I suspect that,…
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SALMON ARM, B.C. – Independent cableco Mascon has launched a new skinny basic package, called the Digital Starter, for just $20-a-month.
Based on the CRTC’s new rules mandating…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC will stage a four day public hearing beginning Tuesday to review the structure and mandate of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS).
Established…
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TORONTO – Hollywood Suite’s four HD movie channels are officially now known as Hollywood Suite 70s Movies, Hollywood Suite 80s Movies, Hollywood Suite 90s Movies and Hollywood Suite 2000s…
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OTTAWA – Rogers’ lock on the NHL broadcast rights in Canada has not substantially lessened or prevented competition in any relevant market in Canada, the Competition Bureau has determined.
The…
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GATINEAU – CRTC vice-chair broadcasting Tom Pentefountas announced today he is resigning from the Commission effective November 20th.
His five-year term was due to expire April 3rd, 2016.
“After almost five…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will kick off the first part of its Discoverability Summit on December 1st in Vancouver.
Co-hosted by CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais and NFB Commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur, attendance…
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OTTAWA – Despite an uptick in revenue, Telesat saw third quarter profits fall by some $98 million.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the global satellite operator reported a…
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