MISSISSAUGA, ON – Long distance telecom provider Phonetime Inc. has scrapped plans to buy Huntington Telecom, a privately held wholesaler of international long distance minutes based in New York….
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VANCOUVER – After catching a “significant measurement error”, BBM revised its audiences ratings for the Vancouver Canucks’ broadcasts on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific that aired between September and mid-February.
The correction resulted…
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IROQUOIS, ON – Ross Video has bought Media Refinery, the Netherlands-based company that developed the 2D/3D high definition character generator and motion graphics system XPression.
"Live graphics will enhance Ross’…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates its total broadcasting regulatory costs for the 2009-2010 fiscal year are $28.469 million.
The broadcasting licence fee regulation provides for the payment of Part I…
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BURNABY, BC – Telecom retailer Glentel reported a 31% increase in consolidated sales for their 2008 fiscal year, thanks in part to opening 24 new retail stores across Canada.
Consolidated…
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OTTAWA – Satellite service operator Telesat reported a net loss of $822 million for 2008, which it explained as a result of “non-cash losses arising from foreign exchange fluctuations and…
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TORONTO – Globalive Wireless Management Corp. has “officially” received its wireless spectrum licenses from Industry Canada.
The wireless newcomer, which offers the Yak long distance product, VOIP and third-party…
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TORONTO – Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Shaw Communications’ senior unsecured debt ratings to Baa3 from Ba1, after concluding a ratings review that began at the end of January.
Shaw’s…
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TORONTO – The new Canada Media Fund (CMF) puts private companies in charge of a "key Canadian cultural fund", worries The Documentary Organization of Canada/l’association des Documentaristes du…
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TORONTO – On the heels of the CRTC new media hearings, a new survey from Angus Reid Strategies says a proposed levy on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to support…
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