December 8, 2015 11 years ago

DHX Media, Dreamworks Animation’s new content pact to include original kids content

HALIFAX – DHX Media has inked a five-year agreement with DreamWorks Animation (DWA) to co-produce 130 episodes of original animated children’s content at DHX Studios. Content under the deal will… Continue Reading

December 8, 2015 11 years ago

Telus closes $1.0B of debt offerings

VANCOUVER – Telus has successfully closed its previously announced dual-tranche offering totaling $1.0 billion in senior unsecured notes. The company said Tuesday that the net proceeds will be used to… Continue Reading

December 8, 2015 11 years ago

Bell’s unbundled local loop application offside CNOC says

GATINEAU – The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) says that Bell Canada’s recent application requesting an expansion of the CRTC’s unbundled local loop (ULL) regime needs to… Continue Reading

December 8, 2015 11 years ago

Bell wholesale Internet access appeal self serving, misses the point of new regime

GATINEAU – A number of Canada’s Internet service providers are telling the CRTC that Bell Canada’s appeal for more restricted access to disaggregated wholesale fibre Internet access services is… Continue Reading

December 7, 2015 11 years ago

Led by Netflix, streaming jumps to 70% of peak North American traffic: Sandvine report

WATERLOO – Streaming video and audio now accounts for over 70% of North American downstream traffic in the peak evening hours, up from 35% just five years ago, according… Continue Reading

December 7, 2015 11 years ago

Ontario’s Renfrew area next to benefit from high-speed Internet

OTTAWA – Five communities in rural eastern Ontario are the latest to benefit from high-speed Internet as part of the federal government’s Connecting Canadians program. New Innovation, Science and… Continue Reading

December 7, 2015 11 years ago

Stingray gifts some holiday Vibes

MONTREAL – Stingray Music wants to put listeners in the holiday spirit with some 50 new holiday-themed Vibes channels. Vibe channels are available on the Stingray Music mobile app and… Continue Reading

December 7, 2015 11 years ago

Save the date: INTX set for May 16 – 18 in Boston

BOSTON – Get ready to go casual and start connecting at INTX: The Internet & Television Expo, happening May 16-18, 2016 in Boston. Featuring product and service exhibits, presentations and… Continue Reading

December 7, 2015 11 years ago

DISCOVERABILITY #2: How can we innovate our way to discoverability?

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… Continue Reading

December 4, 2015 11 years ago

CRTC serves first-ever anti-spam warrant in botnet takedown

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… Continue Reading