OTTAWA – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), which has long opposed foreign ownership of the telecommunications and broadcasting industries, is saying the Competition Policy…
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MONTREAL – Other conventional TV networks such as Canwest Global or TVA could cry poor in the future to garner regulatory flexibility around their newscasts, according to media and…
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OTTAWA – Patricia (Tricia) McIver has been appointed by the federal government to the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada.
A chartered accountant, certified financial planner, and trust and estate…
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TORONTO – Rogers Wireless on Friday announced a variety of voice and data pricing plans for the Apple iPhone 3G set that hits stores on July 11.
Rogers’ monthly…
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PHILADELPHIA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announced Friday that 11,000 cable telecommunications professionals –300 more than last year – attended the 25th anniversary SCTE Cable-Tec Expo…
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OTTAWA – Suzanne Lamarre, Steve Simpson and Louise Poirier have been appointed to five-year terms as new full-time CRTC commissioners.
Lamarre will represent the Quebec region, Simpson will represent…
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TORONTO – Telehop Communications Inc. announced Friday it has a $10.69 million offer for all the equity interest in the company, subject to an amalgamation agreement that must be…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has added three new on-demand channels, Food Network On Demand, HGTV On Demand and National Geographic Channel On Demand, to its Ontario digital line-up.
Digital cable…
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MONTREAL – L. Scott Thomson, BCE’s executive vice-president of corporate development and planning, has been named executive vice-president of finance and CFO of Talisman Energy Inc., effective July 2,…
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OTTAWA – Globalive Communications Corp., the Yak-led consortium, which had boasted of becoming Canada’s fourth national carrier, appears to have a gaping hole in the province of Quebec as…
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