July 23, 2015 11 years ago

Stingray expands its international distribution with acquisition of Dutch-based Brava Group

MONTREAL – Stingray Digital Group is adding TV music channels Brava NL, Brava HD and DJAZZ.tv to the fold by acquring the Brava Group, the company said Thursday. The three… Continue Reading

July 23, 2015 11 years ago

Aldea sends 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games to audiences in South America

MONTREAL – Canadian video supplier Aldea Solutions is delivering the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games to major broadcasters and media companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The… Continue Reading

July 23, 2015 11 years ago

BASIC TELECOM REVIEW: Big Three don’t agree, but Rogers says broadband as basic service already “self-evident”

OTTAWA – Canada’s largest communications companies acknowledge that high speed Internet is now critical for Canadians to participate in the digital economy, but they remain divided as to whether… Continue Reading

July 23, 2015 11 years ago

Fibre Decision: Fibre access now mandated; disaggregated model to be implemented

OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC appears have to struck a balance between competitors’ requests to access incumbent and cableco facilities, and the large providers’ need to invest with return… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

CRTC’s fibre decision good for competition, cures “market failures”: CNOC

OTTAWA – Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) was quick to commend the CRTC for Wednesday’s wholesale wireline decision, one that it says will have a “profoundly positive impact on… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

BlackBerry buys crisis communications software firm AtHoc

WATERLOO – BlackBerry is buying networked crisis communication provider AtHoc, offering customers new capabilities for safety, security and mission-critical business communication.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As a… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 will take centre stage on TSN2

TORONTO – TSN said that it will deliver expanded coverage of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 (#LA2015) starting this week as the event’s official Canadian… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

Stingray Music streams to Sonos users

MONTREAL – Stingray Music streaming service is now available on the Sonos Wireless HiFi System, making it available to Sonos users globally, the company said Wednesday. The Sonos Wireless HiFi… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

Rogers turns on additional wireless spectrum for BC, Alberta customers

VANCOUVER – Rogers has begun activating some of the AWS-1 spectrum that it picked up from Shaw last month, announcing Thursday that wireless customers in BC and Alberta… Continue Reading

July 22, 2015 11 years ago

Vancouver’s Roundhouse Radio 98/3 unveils inaugural program line-up

VANCOUVER – Vancouver’s newest FM station has announced its on-air host lineup in advance of its debut this Fall. Roundhouse Radio 98/3 is a commercial station that says it will focus on… Continue Reading