OTTAWA – Despite an auspicious beginning, the Advanced Wireless Spectrum auction that began this week still has the ingredients for “both a robust auction process and a more competitive marketplace... Continue Reading
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C – The Campbell River Television board of directors has called a special meeting for July 2nd to discuss details of an offer to purchase CRTV by Shaw... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The charity event "Together for China - Earthquake Relief Telethon" brought to Chinese Canadians nationally on Friday by TV channels Fairchild and Talentvision, raised a phenomenal $2,286,300 across... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Fairchild Television, Talentvision and the Canadian Red Cross are joining forces with local Chinese communities in a cross-Canada earthquake relief effort “Together for China” telethon that will feature... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Star Choice lashed out at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday, accusing it of misleading the public over carriage issues around the CBC Saskatchewan TV channel and RDI. “The CBC’s... Continue Reading
KELOWNA – “This show has grown by leaps and bounds,” Capella’s Wayne Rabey raved this morning on a crowded floor at the 2008 Canadian CommTech Show and Seminars. Between 250... Continue Reading
REGINA – The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is asking the CRTC to force direct-to-home satellite TV distributor Star Choice to pick up the public broadcaster’s over-the-air TV signal that it dropped... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) is charging that Bell Canada has contravened the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by using deep-packet... Continue Reading
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – At their regular monthly meeting held on Monday, the board of directors of cable co-operative Campbell River Television met with representatives of Shaw Cable concerning the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC has told Shaw Communications it may require the communications giant to file monthly reports on how its community channels are not violating the regs. Twice in... Continue Reading