March 9, 2015 10 years ago

PRIME TIME: “A strange irony” thanks to upheaval, uncertainty, from Let’s Talk TV

OTTAWA – Unintended consequences and potentially devilish details described potential outcomes of the CRTC’s TV Policy Review during panel sessions at the CMPA’s annual Prime Time conference… Continue Reading

March 9, 2015 10 years ago

PRIME TIME: Crull calls out CRTC for choices that put Canadian system in jeopardy

OTTAWA – Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media, took to the pulpit at the Canadian Media Production Association’s annual Prime Time conference on Friday to criticize the… Continue Reading

March 6, 2015 10 years ago

Rogers shut out, Telus spends big in AWS-3 spectrum auction

OTTAWA – Two big story lines emerged from Friday's Industry Canada’s AWS-3 spectrum auction results: Rogers Communications failed to secure any additional spectrum, while Telus forked over more than… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

Prime Time in Ottawa: A strong CBC and a light regulatory touch is a must, if Cancon industry is to survive say TV execs

OTTAWA – More flexible deal making, predictable and long-term funding for CBC/Radio-Canada and a light hand from the broadcast regulator are key to ensure Canadian content can be successful,… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

CRTC dings Compu-Finder for $1.1M under new anti-spam law

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC issued its first fine under the country’s new anti-spam laws Thursday, handing out a whopping $1.1 million penalty to Quebec-based Compu-Finder. The Commission said that its… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

CraveTV orders ‘Letterkenny’ as first original series

OTTAWA – CraveTV, in partnership with The Comedy Network, has commissioned its first original Canadian series, a half-hour comedy named Letterkenny. Based on the internet hit Letterkenny Problems, a… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

Huawei offers education program to engineering students at seven Canadian universities

BARCELONA – Huawei is bringing its funded education program to Canada, which will provide 20 third-year engineering students from seven Canadian universities an opportunity to visit Beijing and work… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

Cirque du Soleil Média, Samsung team up on mobile virtual reality experience

MONTREAL – Cirque du Soleil Média is collaborating with Samsung and Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studio on the development of an original virtual reality experience that ties in with… Continue Reading

March 5, 2015 10 years ago

Why aren’t regulators helping AM radio and forcing carriers to turn on the FM chips in smartphones?

TORONTO – While radio stations in general face many of the same issues thanks to burgeoning competition from streaming audio services, the separate AM and FM bands have their… Continue Reading

March 4, 2015 10 years ago

CRTC orders Northwestel to cut Internet rates 10-30% by May; Molnar pens sharp dissent

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Some of Northwestel’s Internet customers will see their monthly bills drop this spring after the CRTC ordered the telecom provider to cut its rates for certain residential Internet… Continue Reading