MONTREAL – Bell will introduce a new business unit called Bell Media and retire the CTVglobemedia holding company name once its acquisition of CTV is finalized early in the…
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DENVER – Looking towards the future, two cable industry standards groups have adopted two different sets of technical specifications aimed at spurring the industry’s deployment of all-fibre networks.
In late…
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OTTAWA – The government must take different steps to inform and support disabled Canadians in advance of this summer’s transition to digital television, says Media Access Canada (MAC).
In an…
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TRURO, NS – Bell Aliant is investing an additional $7 million to roll out its fibre-to-the-home network FibreOp to approximately 14,000 homes and businesses in Truro.
After an announcement in…
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TORONTO – Astral-owned children’s channel Playhouse Disney and its French-language counterpart Playhouse Disney Télé will rebrand to Disney Junior on May 6.
In addition to new programming, Disney Junior will weave…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates its total broadcasting regulatory costs for the the 2011-2012 fiscal year are $29.881 million.
The broadcasting licence fee regulation provides for the payment of Part…
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TORONTO – Mobilicity dismissed the notion that Canada’s incumbent wireless carriers require more spectrum while announcing its intention to participate in the upcoming 700 MHz auction.
“For years, Canada’s Big…
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TORONTO – Jeffrey L. Orridge is the executive director of sports properties for CBC Sports, the ‘pubcaster said Monday. Starting April 4th, he will be responsible for overall sports broadcasting…
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LOUISVILLE, CO – CableLabs and its members have issued DOCSIS provisioning of EPON (DPoE 1.0) specifications outlining a common approach for cable operators to use existing DOCSIS back office…
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TORONTO – TVO has released two free apps for BlackBerry smart phones designed for early learners and school aged-kids, the educational broadcaster said Friday.
‘Polka Dot Shorts’ is a sequence…
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