TORONTO – Ontario has become Canada’s fourth province to pass a law banning drivers from using hand-held devices while behind the wheel, after Bill 118 was passed in the Ontario…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The Canadian broadcasting distribution sector recorded revenues in excess of $10 billion in 2008, the CRTC has tabulated.
The Commission released its annual report summarizing…
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REGINA – Strong customer growth in across its cellular, Internet and Max TV services helped to power SaskTel to a net income of $121.4 million and operating revenues of…
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WINNIPEG and TORONTO – Canwest Global Communications said this morning that its subsidiary, Canwest Media Inc. and its senior lenders have agreed to extend the waiver of certain borrowing…
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CALGARY – Shaw is bulking up its video-on-demand (VOD) lineup and offering “value-based rental programs” for its digital boxes “as consumers nest at home during the economic slow-down”.
Shaw…
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OTTAWA – In its appearance Wednesday before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, CTV called for “swift federal action” to address “the crisis” in local Canadian…
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LOS ANGELES – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is partnering with NBC Universal on a new initiative designed to give Canadian content creators assistance and mentoring with projects aimed…
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LAS VEGAS – Adobe Systems is making its Flash platform available for Internet-connected home devices such as televisions, set-top boxes and Blu-ray players, allowing delivery of high definition web…
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WINNIPEG – As part of Wednesday’s Earth Day celebrations, MTS Allstream conducted “an office supply exchange” which saw its employees return nearly-new, unneeded office supplies to the company’s supply rooms,…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has released the schedule for the upcoming licence renewal hearings for the country’s private conventional televisions stations.
CTV Television plus Quebecor’s TVA Group and Sun…
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