April 14, 2021 5 years ago

Telstra appoints Canadian country lead

TORONTO — Telstra Americas, which recently opened a point of presence (PoP) in downtown Toronto, announced today Kris Schaffer (above) has been named as Telstra’s Canada country lead… Continue Reading

April 14, 2021 5 years ago

Telus adds exclusive Da Vinci series to on demand platform

VANCOUVER – In time to celebrate Leonardo Da Vinci’s 569th birthday Telus is adding a new historical drama, Leonardo, to Telus Presents on April 15. The new show is added… Continue Reading

April 14, 2021 5 years ago

Community Radio Fund of Canada adds Indigenous leader to its board

OTTAWA — The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) announced today Nathan Wright (above) has been appointed to its board of directors. Wright is currently the principal at Wright Strategies… Continue Reading

April 14, 2021 5 years ago

USAC sprint car racing returns to REV TV next week

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Canadian motorsports channel REV TV Canada announced today it will broadcast races from the 2021 season of the AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship, starting next… Continue Reading

April 14, 2021 5 years ago

Cogeco’s Q2 2021 revenues up, profit down slightly

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. last night released its financial results for the second quarter of 2021, reporting its overall revenue increased by 6.9% to reach $653.2 million for the… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Former commissioner rejoins Rogers

FREDERICTON – Former CRTC commissioner Chris MacDonald has been hired by Rogers Communications as senior manager regional delivery – Atlantic Canada. MacDonald made the announcement on his LinkedIn page. We… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Mandated MVNO? Much-anticipated new wireless policies coming Thursday afternoon; Cogeco CEO hoping for HMNO (updated)

GATINEAU — Cartt.ca readers will be glad to know the CRTC’s new wireless policies will finally be released this week, with mandated mobile virtual network operators (will they or… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

OUTtv to premiere Underneath the Empire drag competition documentary this week

TORONTO — Drag superstar Scarlett Bobo’s documentary Underneath the Empire will have its Canadian television premiere on April 15 on OUTtv, the film’s producer Absolut Vodka announced today. The film… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

ITV’s The Pembrokeshire Murders coming to Hollywood Suite next month

TORONTO — Independent broadcaster Hollywood Suite announced today it will premiere ITV’s new true-crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders, which chronicles a ground-breaking cold case murder investigation in Wales, on… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Telesat chooses Netcracker’s BSS/OSS suite to support LEO network

OTTAWA and WALTHAM, Mass. — Canadian satellite operator Telesat announced today it has selected Netcracker Technology’s cloud-native, digital business support system/operations support system (BSS/OSS) software suite to support Telesat’s… Continue Reading