RIM buys Certicom, at last

WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) has finally completed its acquisition Certicom Corp. for approximately $132 million, almost double its original asking price. RIM launched a takeover of… Continue Reading

$14,000 for a cell phone

PARIS – Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer must be pretty sure fans of its brand aren’t affected by the state of the economy. How else to explain the timing of… Continue Reading

NAB Show goes global

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly one in four attendees at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show is expected to come from outside of the U.S., demonstrating the global scale… Continue Reading

CTF boosts funding for SCN

REGINA – Saskatchewan educational broadcaster SCN has received a 31% increase in its broadcaster performance envelope from the Canadian Television Fund (CTF). SCN’s total envelope for the 2009-2010 fiscal year is… Continue Reading

Government funds new community radio station

PETIT-DE-GRAT, NS – The federal government has thrown its support behind a French-language minority community radio station called Cooperative Radio Richmond, located in Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia, population 454. The… Continue Reading