Ramtelecom to be sold

OTTAWA – Canadian satellite service provider (business voice and data) RAMTelecom said today it has signed a deal with Houston, Texas-based SkyPort Global Communications to sell the Canadian company… Continue Reading

CRTC to pilot CTF task force

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Well, this will douse some of the fire that was sure to burn at this week’s Canadian Film and Television Producers Association Prime Time conference in Ottawa… Continue Reading

Yiu joins Olympic team

VANCOUVER – Well-known Canadian broadcast engineer and technologist Ed Yiu has joined Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver (OBSV) as director of broadcast telecommunications. Yiu (pictured) brings over 30 years of… Continue Reading

Cosmo told no

GATINEAU – Saying the proposed new digital channel infringed on the genre protection of existing Canadian specialties, the CRTC denied a category two digital specialty service license to Cosmo… Continue Reading

Broadcast drags down Quebecor

MONTREAL – Led by ongoing growth at cable division Videotron, Quebecor Media generated total revenues of $3.01 billion in 2006, an increase of $308 million or 11.4% over 2005…. Continue Reading