TORONTO – Production exec Carol Commisso is the new vice-president of development at Halfire Entertainment.
An industry veteran, Commisso (pictured) was the production executive for original scripted programming at Rogers Media…
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TORONTO — With the popularity of Netflix continuing to grow — at last count, the streaming service boasts more than 104 million users in 190 countries (not to mention…
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Use it to improve customer service
DENVER – For the cable industry, collecting network and customer data is not the problem. The real issue is making sense of all the…
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DENVER –Racing to deliver symmetrical multi-gigabit speeds over its HFC networks, the cable industry is moving quickly to craft a next-gen version of its DOCSIS broadband standard for introduction…
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Shaw says it’s a must if the government truly wants competition
OTTAWA – The large incumbent wireless operators and their smaller rivals continue to spar over proposed 600 MHz…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – BCE Inc. announced late Monday it will acquire Canadian security company AlarmForce Industries in a transaction valued at approximately $166 million.
The move will bring…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. last week announced its fourth quarter revenue increased by 1.1%, to reach $578.5 million, driven by growth of 1.4% in its Communications segment.
That was…
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TORONTO – Theatre chain Cineplex has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement that will bring Sunday Night Football and the Super Bowl live to Cineplex theatres across Canada.
In addition…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO said Friday it will introduce two new Ontario Hubs by January 2018 “to expand its balanced, in-depth regional journalism across the province,”…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor’s broadcaster/TV producer/publisher TVA Group reported last week a net loss of $15.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, ended September 30th, compared with a…
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