MONTREAL – Content producers and distributors must figure out how best to be constantly innovative if Canadian content is to thrive in the new on-demand world.
That was the message…
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OTTAWA–GATINEAU – The CRTC has used its new anti-spam powers to pull the plug on a Toronto-based server distributing malware on the Internet.
The Commission said late Thursday that it…
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VANCOUVER – Independent roaming provider Roam Mobility has launched what it describes as the first dedicated wireless service for visitors to Canada.
The company said Friday that international travellers may…
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TORONTO – shomi is wishing viewers a “Merry Bingemas” by offering 34 festive flicks just in time for the holiday season.
The streaming service is serving up family friendly classics…
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GATINEAU – Fresh off of its two ‘En route to the Discoverability Summit’ events, the CRTC has scheduled the Discoverability Summit for May 10-11, 2016, in Toronto.
Co-hosted by the…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has added a number of new speakers to the line-up for Prime Time in Ottawa 2016, scheduled for February 3 -…
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PARIS – With revenues of US$2.250 trillion, cultural and creative industries account for 3% of world GDP and employ 29.5 million people, says the first-ever global economic and cultural…
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SANTA MONICA, CA – Lionsgate and Discovery Communications have struck an exclusive long-term agreement that will see Lionsgate distribute programming from Discovery's array of networks across packaged media platforms…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has named Marcia Douglas as director, business affairs and digital initiatives.
For the past five years, Douglas (pictured) has “lived at the crossroads…
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EXTON, PA – Industry veteran and former Comcast exec Chris Bastian has been named as the new senior vice-president and CTO of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE).
Over…
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