TORONTO – Rogers and Shaw’s streaming service shomi is is now available on Apple TV and Google Chromecast.
Chromecast, a thumb-sized media streaming device, is plugged into HDMI ports on…
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OTTAWA – The merging of the statutes governing the communications industry has been addressed a number of times in the past. The first panel session at this year’s Communications…
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TORONTO – CRTC vice-chair broadcasting Tom Pentefountas told Toronto’s broadcasting and advertising community this week to stop leaving money on the table and get on with addressable, targeted advertising…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canada’s television service providers saw their overall revenues increase 1.5% in 2014 despite a dip in subscribers, according to the CRTC’s statistical and financial results for the industry…
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VANCOUVER – Four Peaks Media Group has opened a production company in Vancouver with a slate of projects for partners including CraveTV and Super Channel.
Formed in Los Angeles in…
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OTTAWA–GATINEAU – The CRTC is calling for volunteers to help it measure the performance of Internet services provided by major Internet service providers (ISPs) across the country.
The Measuring Broadband…
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BURNABY, BC – BCE has completed its acquisition of Glentel, the Canadian-based multi-carrier mobile products distributor.
The deal, first announced in November 2014, sees BCE acquire all of Glentel's common…
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TORONTO – Telus has added Fantasy Sports Network (FNTSY) to its Optik TV lineup, increasing FNTSY’s total availability in Canada to over 2 million homes.
FNTSY Sports Network, the first-ever channel…
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TORONTO – CTAM Canada is kicking off summer with its inaugural Leadership Forum followed by a BBQ atop Corus Quay on Toronto's waterfront.
Scheduled for June 18 starting at 1:00…
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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Kevin Crull wasn’t out of work for long. The former Bell Media president was named chief marketing officer for Sprint, the third largest U.S. wireless operator…
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