TORONTO – Canada’s wireless carriers were pleased to read on Cartt.ca that Industry Minister Tony Clement is going to make the auction of the 700 MHz wireless spectrum…
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MARKHAM – Duff Roman and Jim Waters are the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients as selected by the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB).
The award honours an individual, (or two,…
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MONTREAL – Bell TV has launched the first national on-demand video service for Canadian satellite TV subscribers, available in 1080p HD resolution, no less.
The company said Thursday that Bell…
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ONLY ONE MORE week until independent cable operators from across Canada, suppliers, and other industry delegates (including Cartt.ca, of course) gather for the annual CCSA conference.
The ‘Connect 2010’ summit, which…
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TORONTO – Score Media has bought 20% of mobile and web development firm NuLayer Inc, the company said Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Toronto-based NuLayer specializes…
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PART OF THE RATIONALE behind Bell Canada’s purchase of CTV is that the mobile and broadband spaces are unregulated – and that content exclusives will be part of the…
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MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – In a move that has the industry scratching its collective head, Quebecor Media announced Wednesday morning that Kory Teneycke has left the company.
Teneycke, formerly Prime Minister…
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TORONTO – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) is accusing Bell of violating its employees’ right to unionize.
CEP said that it began an organizing drive in June at…
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TORONTO and CALGARY – Add Shaw to the short list of distributors who have added Rogers Sportsnet One to their programming rosters.
Starting Wednesday, Shaw said that “the vast majority”…
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CALGARY – When the CRTC dives into the proposed purchase of Canwest Global’s TV assets by Shaw Communications next week, many industry stakeholders are asking for asking for safeguards and urging the Commission to be…
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