Watch your home from afar

TORONTO – Bell Canada today announced the availability of Home Monitoring, an innovative new service that leverages high-speed mobile wireless and Internet services from Bell to deliver an easy-to-use… Continue Reading

CCSA going to Quebec

QUISPAMSIS, NB – The 14th annual Canadian Cable Systems annual general meeting will happen this fall, September 23 to 25 at Mont Tremblant, Que. The hotel is the Fairmont… Continue Reading

Claydon to head doc unit

TORONTO – Michael Claydon has been named area executive producer of independent documentaries for CBC Television. Claydon will be responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating all independent documentary production for… Continue Reading

Wal-Mart to sell Vonage

MISSISSAUGA – It’s hard to get any more mainstream than Wal-Mart and as of this week, the world’s largest retailer will begin stocking Vonage VOIP phone service The Wal-Mart… Continue Reading

Consumers performing own bypasses

TORONTO – Consumers do not see downloading movies as a serious offense and are bypassing the existing theatre-DVD-TV video system in ever-increasing numbers, says a new independent study. As… Continue Reading

Telus calls out Quebecor

OTTAWA – In a letter to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, Telus vice-president, wireless, broadband and content policy, Michael Hennessy, called out Quebecor for what he sees… Continue Reading

Telus wins Best Buy business

TORONTO – Telus has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Best Buy Canada Ltd., one of the country’s fastest growing entertainment and technology retailers, to connect all of… Continue Reading

Access adds 20 new HD channels

REGINA – Access Communications announced today it will soon offer a total of 32 high definition channels to its customers in Regina. Sixteen additional HD channels will be launched… Continue Reading