MONTREAL – Quebecor Media has decided to pull in its horns over the funding of Canadian television productions and will resume monthly payments to the CTF, at least for…
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WINNIPEG – In a salute to Canadian speed skater (and MTS spokeswoman) Cindy Klassen, a 15-foot snow sculpture of the Olympic medalist has been created at the corner of…
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WINNIPEG – Customers of MTS Allstream’s digital television service now have access to Movie Central On Demand.
Movie Central On Demand is a subscription video on demand service that…
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TORONTO – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Virgin Mobile has enlisted porn star Ron Jeremy to help save singles from unwanted affection.
Called Dial-A-Dis, the service is a…
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TORONTO – The inaugural CSUA Broadcast Technology Awards were handed out this month by the Canadian Satellite Users Association.
The Awards are scholarship prizes of $5,000 each. CSUA established…
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MONTREAL – After announcing suspension of its monthly payments to the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), Quebecor Media now says it wants to opt out of the CTF entirely and…
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BY THE MIDDLE OF this year, Canada’s largest satellite operator, Telesat, will be a much bigger company.
When Loral Space Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board said…
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HALIFAX – EastLink is investing $4.2 million to upgrade its network around the southernmost reaches of Nova Scotia and will soon launch local telephone service in Yarmouth and its…
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GATINEAU – In his first public statement since becoming chairman of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein today told Shaw Communications and Videotron that they should resume their required monthly…
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TORONTO – In just over a year, satellite radio company Sirius Canada has surpassed the 300,000 subscriber mark.
That gives it 75% market share in Canada, says the company,…
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