CANADA’S PRIVATE BROADCASTERS think of themselves as long term, trusted partners with their American counterparts, important clients who have paid billions of dollars over the years to U.S. networks…
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MONDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED CBS All Access, the over-the-top VOD service from the American television network, would launch in Canada next year. Leslie Moonves, chairman and CEO, CBS Corporation,…
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MENLO PARK, Calif. – Social media platform Facebook will launch a brand new video platform Thursday (to a limited number of American users, first) as its initial step into…
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TORONTO — Bell Media announced Wednesday it plans to acquire four FM radio stations in Ontario from Larche Communications Inc., bringing the total number of stations in Bell’s iHeartRadio…
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Now carried by all major TV providers in Canada
TORONTO — beIN Sports has announced a new distribution deal with Shaw Communications that makes the global sports network available to…
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OTTAWA — After repeated requests for information have been ignored for two years by an air duct cleaning company alleged to have violated the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, the CRTC…
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OTTAWA — The Government of Canada announced Wednesday it is seeking input into proposed legislative and regulatory changes to the Copyright Board of Canada’s decision-making processes.
The Honourable Navdeep Bains,…
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REGINA — A SaskTel employee’s alleged theft of 235 cellphones resulted in a $184,000 loss for the telecom company, according to a report by the Regina Leader-Post newspaper.
Citing a…
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NEW YORK — Wireless infrastructure capital expenditure by the big four U.S. wireless operators totalled $23.65 billion for the first six months of 2017, as the industry begins work…
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BURBANK, CA — The Walt Disney Company announced Tuesday it will launch an ESPN-branded sports streaming service in early 2018, followed by a Disney-branded movie and TV service in…
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