MONTREAL and TORONTO – Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund are joining forces on a national initiative designed to stimulate demand for Canadian content.
“Telefilm wants to create a…
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TORONTO – Astral Media will add to its slate of child-focussed services with the launch of Disney XD on June 1, 2011.
An advertiser-supported TV network and multi-platform brand, Disney…
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OTTAWA – News that Bell must carry Canada’s seven independent community TV channels as part of its basic service by next year was welcomed by the Canadian Association of…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has excluded Whitehorse, Yukon; Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and Iqaluit, Nunavut from the list of mandatory markets for conversion to digital television.
The Commission said Monday that broadcasters…
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TORONTO – Money worries and digital strategies seem to be the key business issues keeping radio industry honchos awake at night, judging by their comments during a special radio…
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TORONTO – No medium is better positioned to capitalize on the opportunities presented by mobile technology than radio, says Fred Jacobs, president of radio consulting firm Jacobs Media, based…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has decided to open its review of wholesale Internet access services to the public.
In an annoucement on Friday, the Commission said that Canadians will have…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications said Friday that it is launching Canada’s first Wi-Fi voice service for smart phones.
Based on Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA), ‘Wi-Fi Calling for Business’ will allow customers…
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EXTON, PA – This year’s SCTE Canadian Summit attracted approximately 700 attendees, including an increased number of representatives from countries beyond North America, plus 10 first-time vendor exhibitors, organizers said Friday.
Kicking…
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TORONTO – Despite attempts to smooth over their differences, Comcast and Time Warner Cable appear at least somewhat at odds over a proposed next-generation architecture for the cable industry….
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