January 11, 2017 10 years ago

Fuss joins Sortable as CRO

WATERLOO, ON – Former Vice Media Canada exec Ryan Fuss has been named chief revenue officer at Waterloo start-up Sortable. Fuss (pictured) will be responsible for all revenue-generating activities at… Continue Reading

January 11, 2017 10 years ago

DHX Media licenses more ‘Teletubbies’ to Nick Jr. in U.S. exclusive

HALIFAX – DHX Media has licensed exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for 30 brand-new half-hour episodes of popular children's television property Teletubbies, that will begin airing on Nickelodeon’s Nick… Continue Reading

January 11, 2017 10 years ago

Student-athletes, university sport conferences, throw support behind Bell Let’s Talk Day

MONTREAL – More than 20,000 student-athletes will take part in Bell Let’s Talk Day, joining with fellow students and others in the university community to discuss the impact of… Continue Reading

January 11, 2017 10 years ago

Deloitte Predictions: Machine learning in consumer tech will transform, frighten, and save lives

As for TV ads? Flat is the new up TORONTO – The ways in which humans interact with technology will be significantly altered in 2017 and beyond, as mobile devices… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

CRTC’s next-gen 9-1-1 hearing begins Monday

GATINEAU – The CRTC will open a public hearing on January 16 as it seeks to establish a regulatory framework for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) in Canada. After soliciting feedback early… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

TSN, TVA Sports, kick off new agreements with Major League Soccer

TORONTO and MONTREAL – TSN has inked a new, multi-year media rights extension with Major League Soccer to become Canada’s exclusive English-language broadcaster of MLS. Beginning with the 2017 season,… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

Lindsay’s HFC LTE small cell connectivity, power solutions, picked up by major MSO

PETERBOROUGH, ON – Lindsay Broadband has confirmed that an unnamed major MSO has begun a large scale deployment of its HFC LTE small cell gateway solution. Developed by Lindsay over… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

CRTC seeks more feedback on how to eliminate caller ID spoofing

OTTAWA – The CRTC has announced plans for another proceeding to help cut down on the number of unwanted telemarketing calls that Canadians receive. The Commission said Monday that… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

thinktv presents Mark Ritson at FFWD Advertising & Marketing Week

TORONTO – Television marketing and research association thinktv is sponsoring a presentation by branding professor, marketing consultant and writer Mark Ritson at FFWD Advertising & Marketing Week… Continue Reading

January 10, 2017 10 years ago

OTT voice, texting, will take $104B bite from mobile revenues: Juniper Research

HAMPSHIRE, UK – The consumer migration from operator voice and text services to OTT messaging services and social media will cost network operators nearly $104 billion this year, equivalent… Continue Reading