TORONTO – Bell Canada and Starbucks Coffee Canada announced they’ll make wireless Internet service available in Starbucks coffee shops across Canada.
Company-operated Starbucks’ will offer Wi-Fi Internet access beginning…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC Wednesday extended the commentary process on the cable industry’s request to kill the mandatory carriage requirement of local FM radio stations.
As first reported…
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THE MUSIC INDUSTRY CLAIMS to have lost millions of dollars in revenues over the past few years due to peer-to-peer trading of songs over the Internet.
Now, television and…
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I’M NOT THE FIRST HACK to write that CBC Television’s mandate is the reason why it suffers so much in the court of public opinion – and in practice….
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has asked the CRTC to defer its planned review of the Canadian radio sector for at least 24 months.
The CAB is…
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TORONTO – Bell Canada launched kidsmania on Wednesday, a safe, fun, educational online world for kids aged 3 to 12.
Kidsmania offers more than 50 interactive ‘edutainment’ games and…
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MONTEREY, CA – Total revenue for interactive television electronic transactions conducted via gaming, television commerce and interactive advertising will reach $2.4 billion in total sales by the year 2009,…
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TORONTO – With the Canadian regulatory hurdles all hopped, Sirius Canada has hired on a consumer electronics veteran to carry the ball as president and CEO.
The board of…
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CALGARY – Shaw Cablesystems today announced the selection of BBDO Canada as its new advertising agency of record.
The announcement comes after a thorough search and credentials review that…
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TORONTO and WINDSOR, N.S. – Immigration Minister Joe Volpe rode to the rescue of Pumpkin Regatta organizers and has produced a visa allowing Martha Stewart into the country.
As…
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