OTTAWA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR Dr. Michael Geist is Canada’s leading proponent of network neutrality, which, as you’ll read, has many definitions. Despite the differences in definitions, it’s primarily about treating most... Continue Reading
VIDEO ON DEMAND, wireless, HDTV, deregulation – Canada's small cable operators will gather at Mont Tremblant in just over two weeks for Pixel Nation, which is the theme for the... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Think Toronto’s the centre of the universe? Okay, maybe it isn’t, but the city’s hockey team is surely the centre of the Canadian sports broadcaster universe. No less... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – At the CRTC hearing into Rogers Communications' purchase of Citytv, actors union ACTRA has asked the CRTC to establish new standards for benefits packages flowing from such acquisitions.... Continue Reading
JAY SWITZER HAS IT bad for the Canadian TV industry. After less than three months out of work, the former CEO of CHUM Limited dearly misses the people he has... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Rogers Wireless customers can now find their wireless handsets work in 200 countries. The company reached this 200-country milestone on July 24th, with a newly-signed roaming agreement between... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With several smaller cable operators looking to launch (and in the middle of launching) video on demand, CTAM Canada has put together a panel presentation on the topic... Continue Reading
TORONTO – UBS Wireless Services yesterday filed a statement of claim in Ontario Superior Court against the Inukshuk Wireless partnership. UBS Wireless is a subsidiary of Unique Broadband Services (as... Continue Reading
ANYONE WISHING A BIT of a preview of January's hearings on broadcast distribution undertaking and specialty services policy changes need only speed through Shaw Communications intervention in the CanWest Global/Goldman... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – It’s only a $700,000 piece of punctuation. That's the assessment that came Monday after the CRTC sided with Rogers Cable over its unusual row with Aliant over a... Continue Reading