OTTAWA – The CRTC has changed its mind about accepting applications for new Category A services.
In a broadcasting public notice issued in October 2008, the Commission said that…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has revised the framework for expanded local calling areas (LCA) in markets that contain only regulated exchanges.
The Commission issued a call for comments…
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TORONTO – Rogers Digital Media has re-launched its Citytv video theatre with improved search and navigation capabilities, and a quicker rate at which content is delivered.
Rogers credits technology from…
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TORONTO – An Ontario court made a number of mistakes when it approved a deal that allowed Shaw Communications to buy CanWest Global Communications’ TV assets, say documents filed…
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OTTAWA – The tightly knit nature of the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors makes it impossible to open telecom markets to greater foreign investment without negatively affecting Canadian culture in…
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TORONTO – The Documentary Organization of Canada has asked the Sasketchewan government to reconsider its decision to shutter the provincial educational broadcaster SCN.
In a letter dated March 30th, the group…
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OTTAWA – Broadcast visionary Moses Znaimer is officially back in the television business.
The CRTC approved the purchase of VisionTV’s broadcasting assets by Znaimer’s company ZoomerMedia on Tuesday. The…
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MONTREAL – After funding more than 7,800 long-distance residential calls to Chile in the aftermath of last month’s earthquake, Videotron has announced that it will pull the offer at…
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VANCOUVER – Novus Entertainment’s unique fibre optic cable network now stretches from Metro Vancouver through to nearby Richmond.
Thanks to a partnership with InTransitBC, operator of the Canada Line, the 288 count fibre-optic…
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OTTAWA – “There is a concern that these restrictions are impairing the growth and competitiveness of the industry to the detriment of consumers and the industry as a whole,”…
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