CRTC denies CBC’s bold ask

OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down CBC’s request to amend the broadcast licence of its specialty channel bold, instead giving it a month to come up with another… Continue Reading

MTS attaches name to new sports facility

WINNIPEG – MTS has purchased the naming rights for Winnipeg’s newest sporting facility. The MTS Iceplex is a 172,000 square foot multi-plex facility that includes four NHL regulation-sized ice pads,… Continue Reading

Ontario dials up new area codes

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Ontario’s rapidly growing 905 region will become the first territory in Canada to have a third area code. The CRTC has announced that new telephone numbers assigned in the… Continue Reading

Rogers announces iPad pricing

TORONTO – Despite the news that Canadians will have to wait at least another month to get their hands on an Apple iPad, Rogers said that it will offer iPad… Continue Reading

CanWest loses $46.1M in Q2

WINNIPEG – Despite an improving advertising market and lower operating costs, CanWest Global Communications saw a net loss of $46.1 million for its second quarter. This compares to a net… Continue Reading

NAB 2010: Still a big draw

LAS VEGAS – Spread over 800,000 square feet and featuring over 1,500 exhibiting companies, the National Association of Broadcasters convention is a great big beast of a show. It used… Continue Reading