TORONTO – After officially opening its doors on April 1st, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) will stage information sessions across Canada to further explain its new funding guidelines…
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MONTREAL – Canadian telecommunications company Intercable has lined up a temporary overdraft bridge facility of two million Euros (approximately $2.75 million) for its subsidiary Intercable Africa Ltd. (ICA).
Repayable on…
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CALGARY – Shaw Direct has become one of the first BDUs to offer Yoopa, the newly-launched French language children’s channel owned by TVA.
"Shaw is proud to offer new French…
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AS MOBILE subscribers take to smart phone apps in rapidly increasing numbers, Apple’s dominance of application download rates is only half the story, according to market research firm In-Stat.
While…
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KINCARDINE, ON – Bryan Walden just wants a chance to compete.
The president of Kincardine Cable has asked the CRTC to level the playing field and allow small cable companies like…
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AS OF YESTERDAY, there were 17 months left for Canada to make the transition from analog over-the-air TV broadcasting to digital. Given the lack of action so far, hitting…
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CALGARY – Shaw got in to the spirit Thursday with some family-friendly Easter programming.
Through April 5, Shaw customers can watch bunnies eating hay, snuggling and playing; or highlights of kids’ face painting and…
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TORONTO – Nortel Networks has completed the sale of substantially all of its GSM/GSM-R business to Ericsson and Kapsch for US$103 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments.
As…
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TORONTO – Sirius Satellite Radio is trying to ease the burden of Torontonians’ daily commute by giving away 500 radios with three months of free service to those with the…
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TORONTO – Bell Canada had some strong words for the CRTC on the way it reported the financial results of Canadian broadcasting distributors and conventional television stations …
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