WHILE THE CANADIAN WIRELESS world and the politicians who oversee it spent the dog days of summer 2013 barking at each other over policies they said were either wrecking the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Broadcasters, distributors and special interests all took predictable stances on the CRTC's proposed framework for the distribution of national news services in interventions published this week. The comment... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Five major Canadian digital media funding organizations have hammered out a new framework designed to help international digital media co-productions access their respective funding programs. The framework, developed by... Continue Reading
NEW YORK - Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam told Bloomberg News on Monday that his company will not be entering the Canadian wireless marketplace after all and that it wasn’t all... Continue Reading
THURSDAY SAW THE continued condemnation of the federal government’s wireless policies by three of the country’s telecom executives as they reported their quarterly results. Each of Quebecor CEO Robert Dépatie,... Continue Reading
quarter reported increases in its telecommunications revenue that were offset by declines in its news media and interactive technologies divisions. The net loss attributable to shareholders was $45.1 million (or... Continue Reading
WHILE THE LOBBYING intensifies here as everyone awaits word on whether Verizon will venture north in advance of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, the American cellco is doing lobbying of... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – For many companies there is much riding on what the CRTC has to say at 11 a.m. this morning. The Commission will make public its decisions on a... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – A day ahead of announcing its second quarter financial results, Quebecor announced today that its board of directors have approved a two-for-one stock split of the company’s outstanding Class... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Selling its majority stake in Sun News Network helped boost Quebecor-owned TVA Group’s net profits for the second quarter to $7 million or $0.29 per share, the company... Continue Reading