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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OTTAWA – “We want to be recognized by Canadians as the leader in expressing Canadian culture and enriching democracy on their behalf,” said CBC president and CEO Hubert T….
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MONTREAL and GATINEAU – On the first day of the CRTC hearing into the proposed marriage between BCE and CTV, the companies upped the tangible benefits package associated with…
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TORONTO and MONTREAL – The sale of Corus’ Quebec radio stations to Cogeco Inc. was completed on Tuesday as planned, the companies announced.
Cogeco acquired Montreal stations CKAC-AM, CFQR-FM, CHMP-FM,…
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