CableLabs promotes two

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – CableLabs promoted So Vang to vice-president, advanced media platforms and P. Margit Tritt, to director, OpenCable hardware specifications and test development, this week. Both are in CableLabs… Continue Reading

Shaw adds WB titles

CALGARY – Shaw Cable announced today that it has signed a video on demand agreement with Warner Bros. The new deal increases Shaw’s VOD library to over 2,000 titles,… Continue Reading

Muslim channel coming to Canada

BUFFALO – American Arab/Muslim channel Bridges TV will soon launch in Canada. The company announced this week that Rogers Cable will begin carrying it this spring and has also recently transitioned from… Continue Reading

Musicrypt gains patent for BRM

TORONTO – U.S. patent number 7,003,670 now belongs to Musicrypt, the Canadian secure digital media distribution company. The patent relates to Musicrypt’s Biometric Rights Management system (BRM) – a… Continue Reading

More consumers cutting the cord

OTTAWA – Who needs to be tethered to a home phone anymore when the phone can be tethered to you wherever you are? The proportion of Canadian households relying… Continue Reading

SDS pushing into the States

TORONTO – With the recent signing of several U.S. clients, including Impulse Media Sales (IMS) in New York and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in Connecticut, Specialty Data Systems is… Continue Reading

Aliant launches business Wi-Fi service

SAINT JOHN – Eastern telco Aliant has announced a new Wi-Fi Internet service for businesses in Atlantic Canada. The company is offering businesses an end-to-end Internet gateway solution featuring enhanced… Continue Reading