DEREGULATING LOCAL PHONE in major urban centres in 2007 seems to me to be the right thing to do.
"The idea that somehow the cable guys are at a…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable Inc. announced today it will be issuing 4.5 million subordinate voting shares, raising $173.2 million on a bought deal basis at a price of $38.50…
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TORONTO – The TV weatherman known for decades for his signature chalk flip at the end of his segment, Percy Saltzman, has died. He was 91.
Saltzman was Canada’s…
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MONTREAL – The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) has launched its English-language Awards of Excellence, honouring outstanding achievement in Canadian TV programming for young viewers over the past…
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TORONTO – CBC Radio will be bringing a new sound to its arts and culture programming, offering more Canadian musical content on Radio Two and strengthened arts content on…
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NEW YORK – Nortel Networks Corp. and Microsoft Corp. outlined a joint road map today to deliver their shared vision for unified communications.
The road map, the product of…
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MONTREAL – The Quebec language group which took Rogers Cable to task this week for its distribution and placement of French-language channels in Ontario “unfortunately made inaccurate assumptions”,…
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HAMILTON – Long-time Hamilton radio host Bill Sturrup has died. He was 68.
The well-known community icon, loved by many Hamiltonians for his community dedication, spent the better part of…
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BARRIE – The Ontario Chapter of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has put together a line-up of speakers with real-world experience for its next professional development conference…
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MONTREAL – Unitholders of Bell Nordiq Income Fund have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the offer by Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund to take Bell Nordiq Group private….
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