OTTAWA – Should broadband be deemed an essential service for all Canadians in the same way as basic telephone service?
Count the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) firmly on the…
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OTTAWA – An animated program aimed at adults should have included more specific viewer advisors and a higher rating, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.
After receiving a…
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TORONTO – As avid users of technology, Canadians continue to seek free content and are relatively advertising adverse, according to a survey conducted by KPMG.
In its most recent version…
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TORONTO – High Fidelity HDTV is rebranding two of its stable of four year old channels, the company announced Friday.
Starting Sunday, Rush HD will become radX, and will tweak…
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WHY WOULD KEITH PELLEY move to Rogers Communications? That’s the question the industry is asking this week. There are many speculative answers, but let’s try to look at…
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OTTAWA – The battle between Telus and MTS Allstream over mandated wireless roaming in Manitoba continues to brew.
After Telus complained to Industry Canada earlier this month about MTS…
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OTTAWA – Depending on how you look at it, the CRTC sided with both Torstar and Rogers Communications over the carriage dispute of Torstar shopping channel ShopTV. Or neither.
After…
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TORONTO – Veteran media executive Stephen Tapp has been named CEO of Toronto-based marketing agency Empirical.
With over 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment sector, Tapp founded…
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TORONTO – The industry outlook for Canadian wireless carriers remains stable, according to Moody’s Investors Service, though the company upgraded its outlook on U.S.-based carriers to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’.
Moody’s said…
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PETERBOROUGH, ON – Lindsay Broadband will help to support E911 services in Alaska.
Alaskan service provider GCI Communications has selected Lindsay’s Universal LSA-UPS for their customers who receive digital phone…
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