CORAL GABLES, FL – Canadian John Reid has officially taken on the CEO role at C&W Communications, effective November 7, 2016.
Reid (pictured) was previously interim CEO, served as C&W’s…
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MONTREAL – CBC/Radio-Canada’s new home in Montreal will be right next to its old one after the public broadcaster’s board of directors approved a proposal for a new broadcast centre…
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HALIFAX – UK broadcaster CBeebies has commissioned 25 new episodes of preschool series Twirlywoos from DHX Media, bringing the total number of episodes to 100.
The stop-motion and live action series…
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LAVAL – CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais stressed the idea of “citizenship obligations” as he concluded a hearing Thursday into licence renewals for major French-language private television broadcasters.
Questioning Corus Entertainment,…
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OTTAWA – Three Canadian programs won the Shaw Rocket Prize for best in kids and youth programming as well as the best in digital experience at an industry gala…
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TORONTO – Primus says that it is the first major telecommunications provider in Canada to trial the innovative Liberty L2 Wi-Fi handset developed by Vancouver-based Apivio Systems Inc. on its residential…
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VANCOUVER – The Telecommunications Workers Union, United Steelworkers Local 1944 (TWU) membership has accepted a new collective agreement negotiated between it and Telus.
More than 68% of Telus employees who…
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OTTAWA – The Wireless Code plus customer service improvements by the country’s wireless and Internet providers helped to cut telecom service complaints for a third straight year, the Commissioner…
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EDMONTON – Telus has confirmed plans to launch a new pilot program in Alberta offering Internet service for $9.95 a month to single parent families receiving financial support through…
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LAVAL — After a day of pushing major French-language television broadcasters to justify their demands for fewer regulatory burdens, the CRTC pushed the other way…
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