REGINA – SaskTel is launching high throughput satellite (HTS) Internet in Saskatchewan in partnership with rural broadband provider Xplornet.
HTS will offer residential and business customers three download speed options…
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YELLOWKNIFE – In preparation for local competition in its territory, incumbent Northwestel said Monday that it is rolling out a new home telephone service to its cable customers in…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s wireless industry generated $43 billion for the Canadian economy in 2010, according to a new report released Monday by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
Conducted by…
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TORONTO – Sony Pictures Television Networks announced today that Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite will be the exclusive home of Sony Movie Channel and AXN Movies in Canada.
The two channels…
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OTTAWA – The dispute between Bell Media and a group of independent distributors known as the Canadian Independent Distributors Group (CIDG) will go to final arbitration on June 29, the…
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TORONTO – With its competing broadcasters Citytv opting for a schedule loaded with comedies and Global going with more dramas, CTV has chosen what it says is…
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TORONTO – At his company’s Wednesday morning executive briefing to kick off its upfront presentations, Shaw Media president Paul Robertson told TV writers that the company’s near total…
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TORONTO – The sheer numbers some sports produce are staggering – and we’re not talking about the ones you see on the scoreboards in the stadiums or arenas.
When it…
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OTTAWA – Industry veteran Michael Hennessy was named as the new president and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) on Thursday.
Hennessy (pictured) replaces Norm Bolen who Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV executive Phil King may be in charge of programming for the country’s largest conventional network, but it’s clear that sports are as big a part of…
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