NFB and Discovery team up again

MONTREAL – The National Film Board and CTV Specialty’s Discovery Channel signed a new co-production deal this month. Fresh from their success as partners on the internationally co-produced high… Continue Reading

TVA series on demand first

MONTREAL – For the first time in Canada, a new TV show will debut in the video on demand space – before it airs on broadcast television. Vidéotron’s video… Continue Reading

CRTC re-org

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Today, the CRTC announced a structural re-organization, aimed at enhancing “our ability to fulfill the objectives of the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act more effectively, and… Continue Reading

Trispec goes international

MONTREAL – Canadian broadband equipment supplier Trispec Communications is moving into the overseas market with the acquisition of 50% of Unitelco. Based in Pinhal Novo, Portugal, Unitelco is a… Continue Reading

Horn retires as RCI’s CFO

TORONTO – Rogers Communications long-time chief financial officer, Alan Horn, will step down in April to become vice-chairman of Rogers Communications and president and CEO of Rogers Telecommunications Limited. Rogers… Continue Reading

DISTRIBUTORS: More HD, please

CANADA’S CABLE AND SATELLITE companies want one thing when it comes to high definition television: More. More HD channels. More HD content. More HD Canadian content. In the larger… Continue Reading