April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Operation High Speed: More than $50M in funding goes to Cogeco and Bell for Quebec broadband projects

QUEBEC CITY — In two separate announcements today, Cogeco Connexion and Bell Canada have been awarded more than $50 million in combined funding as part of Canada-Quebec Operation High… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Bell Media adds 5,000 hours of Discovery content to CTV.ca and CTV app

TORONTO — Bell Media’s Discovery Networks — Discovery, Animal Planet, Discovery Velocity, Discovery Science and Investigation Discovery — have been added to CTV.ca and the CTV app, making more… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Rogers expanding fibre network to serve SMEs in Calgary

CALGARY — Rogers for Business announced today it is expanding its fibre-optic network to deepen high-speed connectivity to small and medium-sized businesses, enterprises and public sector customers located in… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Warner Bros. buys global rights to CBC’s How to Buy a Baby web series

LONDON and TORONTO — Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) and Toronto-based LoCo Motion Pictures today announced WBITVP has acquired the global distribution rights (excluding Canada) to How to… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

SaskTel waives wireless data overage charges until June 30

REGINA — SaskTel announced yesterday it is waiving data overage charges on many of its plans from April 12 to June 30, 2021, to further help customers who are… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Love Nature launches on Samsung TV Plus in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Blue Ant Media’s wildlife and nature brand Love Nature announced today it has debuted on Samsung TV Plus in the U.S. as part of the channel’s… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

SiriusXM’s streaming-only subs can now catch MLB action

TORONTO — SiriusXM and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today they have expanded their agreement to include additional streaming rights starting with the 2021 MLB season. For the first time,… Continue Reading

April 13, 2021 5 years ago

Jay Baruchel to host Canadian edition of exclusive Amazon comedy-variety series

TORONTO — Amazon Prime Video announced today Canadian actor and director Jay Baruchel (Goon, This Is the End, How to Train Your Dragon) will be the host of the… Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 5 years ago

The Future of Radio (Part IX): Opening bids in the battle over music quotas

By Steve Faguy IN CANADIAN BROADCASTING’S regulatory system, the industry is represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the broadcasters who always want less regulation, and the interest and… Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 5 years ago

Treehouse to air LGBTQ+ themed Miss Persona episodes this weekend

TORONTO — Marking the first-ever pride and same-sex wedding episodes to air on Treehouse, Corus Entertainment announced today two special episodes of preschool series Miss Persona featuring 2SLGBTQ+ storylines… Continue Reading