GATINEAU – There are a good number of phone calls and meetings happening behind the scenes in Gatineau and Ottawa as the CRTC struggles to figure out what to…
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MONTREAL and HALIFAX – Bell Aliant president and CEO Karen Sheriff will retire from the BCE group of companies by December 31, 2014, the company announced Wednesday.
BCE said earlier…
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TORONTO – Rogers and Shaw’s nascent subscription video-on-demand service shomi is adding some impressive new content to its library after finalizing agreements with FX, FXX, and Fox.
The deals include exclusive access to…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications executive vice-president, corporate development & chief financial officer Steve Wilson is retiring this year to devote more time to his family and pursue other professional…
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CALGARY – Shaw Media has promoted Christine Shipton to Senior Vice President, Content.
In this role, Shipton (pictured) will be responsible for the company's content strategy across all platforms, as…
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TORONTO – Blue Ant International has added a slate of new 4K and HD nature and wildlife content to its inventory in advance of next month’s TV and entertainment…
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GATINEAU – It didn’t seem like that big a deal.
Tiny wanna-be Internet video distributor Leiacomm (no word if it’s named after the Princess…) complained to the CRTC claiming Bell…
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GATINEAU – Being exempted from regulation, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said in 2013, is still a form of regulation. So, one shouldn’t get the sense that just because Netflix…
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MONTREAL – The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has ruled in favour of CBC/Radio-Canada's application for a review of the bargaining unit structure for employees working in the province…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media is asking the CRTC to licence an innovative new English-language specialty news channel called Global News 1 that promises to deliver local news on a…
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