TORONTO – The HDTV war is heating up as Bell ExpressVu and Rogers Cable both announce they’re adding more sports programming in high definition. Bell is adding NCAA basketball and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Industrial design students at three Ontario institutions will be able to compete for cash prizes donated by Bell Canada by designing futuristic communications products. Third-year students enrolled in... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Pierre Blouin has been appointed CEO of MTS Allstream, which includes Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. and MTS Allstream Inc. Blouin replaces Bill Fraser, who announced his intention to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The outlook for Canada’s traditional fixed-line telecom industry in 2006 is poor, while things are looking better for wireless services and the cable industry, according to the latest... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Bell Canada is teaming up with Ottawa-based March Networks to develop video surveillance services to Canadian businesses of all sizes. The internet-based surveillance services will be aimed at... Continue Reading
LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT of BCE’s divestiture of all but 20% of its ownership holding in Bell Globemedia left one enormous burning question. What is the company going to do with... Continue Reading
TORONTO - A new ownership structure has been announced for Bell Globemedia that would see BCE Inc. give up its position as major shareholder, as the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan... Continue Reading
IF YOU WANT AN EARLY look at what the communications infrastructure in Canada is going to look like, it might be worth studying Saskatchewan. The incumbent telco, SaskTel, has embarked... Continue Reading
TORONTO – To help mark Human Rights Week, CTV’s Hunt For Justice: The Louise Arbour Story will be screened at the United Nations in New York on Monday. CTV and... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – Over 750 employees will be let go in early 2006 as part of a multi-faceted push to cut costs at MTS Allstream. Calling it the “Transition Phase II... Continue Reading