GATINEAU – The tenure of CRTC vice-chair, broadcasting, Michel Arpin draws to a close at the end of August. According to sources, Arpin has already been officially notified by…
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TORONTO – New wireless entrant Mobilicity has signed a five-year contract with Ericsson to manage its soon-to-be-launched 3G network.
The Swedish telecom equipment-maker will handle the “day-to-day network operations” as…
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TORONTO – Local news personality Anne Mroczkowski is joining Global Toronto’s flagship 6pm newscast.
After being abruptly cut from CityTV’s primetime newscast in January after a stint lasting more than…
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THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL television in Canada is officially Heritage Minister James Moore’s to deal with, but Industry Minister Tony Clement doesn’t want to see the August 31, 2011…
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HALIFAX – Bell Aliant has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Atlantic Communications Council (CEPACC), representing close to 3,000 Bell Aliant unionized employees in Atlantic…
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OTTAWA – Lobby group OpenMedia.ca took centre stage Tuesday at the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage concerning the future of media.
In an effort to “ignite Canada’s digital…
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WINNIPEG – MTS rolled out TV call display to its Ultimate TV customers in Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage la Prairie on Monday.
The new service allows customers to see the…
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CALGARY – After confirming plans to offer the quadruple-play, Shaw is looking to hire staff for its Engineering and IT departments “to build trail-blazing products and services”.
Earlier this month, the…
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MONTREAL – Astral Media is gearing up for its second annual National Day of Caring for Kids radiothon scheduled for this Thursday from from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m….
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OTTAWA – Edward W. Boyd is the newest member of the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada, Heritage Minister James Moore announced Monday.
Boyd has been CEO of 58ninety Inc., a…
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