OTTAWA – New funding criteria could mean greater flexibility for Canadian new media projects and program development.
In a decision on Tuesday, the CRTC said that it would amend…
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MONTREAL – The chair of Orascom Telecom and major shareholder in Wind Mobile will be speaking in Montreal next weekend.
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is scheduled to speak at the Egyptian…
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OTTAWA – Television distributors have received official CRTC approval to offer a package of local programming to viewers in smaller markets where local stations decide not to convert to digital.
The…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the global village continues its digital evolution, it is critical that all of its citizens be able to use its products and services, and that includes the disabled and…
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TORONTO – A day after his surprise departure from CBC, Scott Moore has been named to the new position of president of broadcasting for Rogers Media. Rogers also…
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OTTAWA – Ruth Thorkelson, senior vice-president of public affairs at the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), described merchants’ mood towards mobile payments as “neutral to frosty” because they don’t…
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THE ONTARIO CHAPTER of the SCTE is calling for nominations to fill three open seats on its board of directors.
SCTE Ontario has over 500 members, making it the second-largest…
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TORONTO – Rogers is adding CTV’s prime time content to its on-demand platform, the company said Tuesday.
The announcement comes days after its biggest competitor – Bell – announced that…
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MONTREAL – Solid third quarter growth at Videotron helped to offset declines at Quebecor’s media division for its third quarter ended September 30th.
In its telecommunications segment, the company recorded…
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TORONTO – Oprah Winfrey’s new channel will debut in Canada on March 1, 2011, two months after its U.S. premiere, Corus confirmed Tuesday.
At an upfront presentation to advertisers…
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