OTTAWA – A squabble between a Canadian telco and an American reseller that saw 27,000 Canadians temporarily lose their phone services has prompted the CRTC to evaluate the disconnection…
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MONTREAL – Bell Media is backing a star-studded concert in Montreal next month in support of international advocacy organization Global Citizen and its fight against…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s Discovery is gearing up for its first-ever nationwide free preview this fall which will include the debut of Frontier, its first original Canadian scripted drama.
Set…
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MISSISSAUGA – The SCTE Ontario Chapter is seeking papers for presentations at its annual Fall Meeting and Vendor Show scheduled for October 19, 2016.
The theme of this year’s show…
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Thoughts on why Canadian prices are so high
THE CRTC'S RECENT REPORT on Canadian telecom prices (prepared by Nordicity) shows that we pay some…
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TORONTO – Some 30.4 million Canadians (or 86.3% of the population) have watched CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games across all networks and platforms during the first…
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TORONTO – Entertainment One has acquired full control of Toronto-based digital studio Secret Location in a move that it says underscores its “commitment to next-gen new format content…
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HAMPSHIRE, UK – Driven by greater content availability and compatible devices, 4K OTT (over the top) content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the…
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TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is contributing $5.5 million to 16 projects that applied for funding through the 2016-2017 English Point-of-View (POV) Program.
Twelve of the 16 approved…
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TORONTO – Independent broadcaster and producer Stornoway Communications has exited the broadcasting business after pulling the plug on its remaining linear channel, the public policy-focused iChannel, earlier this…
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