WATERLOO — Video and data transport specialist Dejero announced today a $60-million minority recapitalization of the company, led by Toronto private equity firm Vertu Capital.
Vertu partnered with Ubicom Ventures,…
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TORONTO — Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster Groupe Média TFO announced today Sébastien Pierroz (above) has been appointed as producer of Francophone community content for ONFR+, the broadcaster’s digital platform.
“Having…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. and TORONTO — Today, Roku Inc. announced the content acquired when it bought short-form streamer Quibi in January is now being rebranded as “Roku Originals”…
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LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix’s net additions of paid memberships in the U.S.-Canada (UCAN) region slowed somewhat during the company’s fiscal 2021 first quarter, with 450,000 net adds, bringing…
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TORONTO — Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today a new eight-episode series exploring alleged paranormal activities on Canada’s East Coast, Sight Seers, will debut May 13 on AMI-tv.
Hosted by…
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EDMONTON — Super Channel announced today Mystic, a new family thriller series set in New Zealand, will premiere on Super Channel Heart & Home on Sunday, May 16 at…
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TORONTO — Corus Entertainment’s podcast network, Curiouscast, announced today it is premiering three new podcasts this spring, including two fiction titles and an investigative series that examines modern China.
Debuting…
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TORONTO — Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel announced today it’s adding a food series from Irish television presenter and cookbook author Donal Skehan (above) to its lineup in May.
Donal’s…
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Digital services tax on company revenue pegged at 3%
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The federal government is proposing a $1-billion top-up to the $1.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund as part of…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – We criticize our politicians a lot and for various reasons – and often for good reasons – but after watching the hours of often tedious…
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