GATINEAU – Canada’s independent and ethnic broadcasters faced off before the CRTC on Thursday, with the more established Category A services arguing the removal of buy-through provisions which sustain…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – Rogers and Bell are among the last wireless services companies that have yet to fully comply with the CRTC’s wireless code.
On Thursday, the Commission…
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TORONTO – After investing in U.S.-based lifestyle digital media company KIN, Corus Entertainment said Thursday that it will launch KIN Canada, bringing the company’s multichannel network KIN Community, as well…
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA – BlackBerry will introduce its BBM Money service for Android, BlackBerry and iPhone users in Indonesia early next year, the company announced Thursday.
Developed by Monitise and issued…
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WINNIPEG – Barbara Fraser has been appointed to the board of directors of Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS Allstream), replacing Jocelyne M. Côté-O'Hara who is retiring after 17 years of…
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THERE ARE ALWAYS A HANDFUL of questions asked repeatedly by commissioners during a CRTC hearing which can tip followers off about the direction the Regulator is leaning on certain…
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GATINEAU – At one point during the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV hearing yesterday, chairman Jean-Pierre Blais noted the utter lack of media in the room covering the primary focus…
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BANFF – I *heart* local cable will be a focal point for the 2014 Canadian Cable Systems Alliance annual conference to be held this year at the Banff Fairmont…
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GATINEAU – Independent ISP TekSavvy Solutions told the CRTC Tuesday it would love to become a broadcast distributor because that’s what its customers are asking, but added it can’t…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Second hand clothing store chain Thrift Magic has paid $250,000 as part of a settlement over violations to the country’s telemarketing rules, plus agreed to correct its telemarketing…
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