GATINEAU – While producers and others argued how and where the $220-million BCE/CTV benefits package should be spent, the two largest carriers without broadcast or specialty TV divisions warned…
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MONTREAL – At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Montrealers will wake up to a brand new TV station.
Well, technically, it’s still on channel 14, but as of today the station takes…
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OTTAWA – It’s pretty safe to say that when the Prime Minister is moved enough by an issue to tweet about it, the country’s big ISPs are going to…
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OTTAWA – When Shaw Communications purchased Canwest Global’s TV assets last year, the Competition Bureau gave the transaction its blessing.
The Bureau’s statement on that deal said: “this transaction…
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GATINEAU – Tuesday afternoon, BCE president and CEO George Cope (who looked a little grey as he fought through a bad cold) was unequivocal when it came to MPEG-4…
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REGINA – SaskTel has rolled out its 3G+ wireless network to an additional 36 locations in Saskatchewan.
The network, scheduled for completion later this year, provides increased bandwidth with download…
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WOODSTOCK, NB – Barrett Xplore has signed up the first customers for its 4G network after going live in Quebec on Tuesday.
Under the Xplornet brand, the company’s network currently…
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TORONTO – TSN went on a shopping spree this week and picked up a multimedia rights agreement with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and the English-language broadcast rights for the…
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TORONTO – Channel Zero has kicked off a month long party to mark the 10th anniversary of CHCH’s morning show, Morning Live.
Starting this week, the celebration will include a chance…
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LOUISVILLE, CO – The cable industry is “well positioned” to transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) as the addresses available from the current protocol, IPv4, nears exhaustion, according…
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