Ontario hi-speed wireless contracts awarded

MISSISSAUGA – The Ontario government has awarded the contracts to bring high-speed internet to two more counties under its Rural Broadband Partnership Program. Everus Communications, formerly known as High-Speed… Continue Reading

Big names coming to the Big Easy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has announced a line-up of top industry leaders and visionaries for The Cable Show ’08, NCTA’s 57th annual Convention… Continue Reading

SCTE Expo set for Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is readying for the 25th anniversary of the cable industry’s big engineering show, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008. The Expo, with… Continue Reading

RTNDA to honour broadcast journalists

TORONTO – Seven broadcast journalists will be honoured this spring with lifetime achievement awards presented by RTNDA Canada – The Association of Electronic Journalists. The seven are Doug Collins,… Continue Reading

In-Stat sees boost for cable from SDV

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Switched Digital Video (SDV) technologies provide an excellent, long-term approach that is helping cable operators keep up the pace with expanding High Definition TV and super-high-speed… Continue Reading

Motorola spins off mobile devices unit

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Motorola Inc. announced Wednesday it will separate its mobile devices unit from its broadband and mobility business and create two independent, publicly-traded companies. “Our decision to… Continue Reading

Maravedis sees WiMAX growth

MONTREAL – Research firm Maravedis reports in its latest WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report that the global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 350,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007, reaching a… Continue Reading

Film, TV mentorship program set up

TORONTO – Astral Media and Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) have announced a partnership to create the Astral Media Mentorship Award. The new program, made possible… Continue Reading

Rogers’ Mike Lee to co-chair CTAM summit

ALEXANDRA, VA. – The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) has announced that Mike Lee, Chief Strategy Officer with Rogers Communications, and ESPN Marketing Senior Vice-President Katie Lacey… Continue Reading