ATN granted ten more broadcast licenses

OTTAWA – Asian Television Network International Ltd. (ATN) received CRTC approval for ten new TV channels on Thursday. ATN already operates 14 multicultural TV channels, and now holds national licenses… Continue Reading

Piercy, Collins join Atria Networks

MARKHAM, ON – Telecom veterans John Piercy and Ian Collins are joining Atria Networks as CEO and president, respectively. Piercy joins Atria from Mountain Cable in Hamilton, ON, where… Continue Reading

Rogers to cancel non-voting shares worth $25M

TORONTO – Rogers Communications will purchase 930,000 of its outstanding class B non-voting shares for cancellation in a private purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $25,956,300.  This represents approximately 0.18%… Continue Reading

GlassBOX’s AUX launching on Rogers

TORONTO – GlassBOX Television will launch its cross-platform AUX music channel as a new digital channel on Rogers Cable beginning this Fall. AUX, which calls itself “Canada’s music discovery… Continue Reading

Four more telcos receive VOD licenses

OTTAWA – The CRTC has granted regional video-on-demand (VOD) licenses to four telcos in Ontario. Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd., serving Inwood, Watford and Alvinston; Huron Telecommunications Co-operative Ltd., serving Goderich,… Continue Reading

Telesat hosts HDTV tests

OTTAWA – Telesat is working with the World Broadcasting Union to test advancements in high-definition television towards the goal of global interoperability of MPEG-4 hardware standards. The satellite services… Continue Reading