OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund are partnering on a new mentorship program designed to offer hands-on training opportunities to digital... Continue Reading
by Steve Faguy GATINEAU - It's the most important decision about private French-language television in Canada in years, but the CRTC's renewal of licenses for major broadcasters contained few surprises.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Small local telephone companies operating in rural regions of Ontario and Quebec have enjoyed special protection from competition for long enough and now is the time to open... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Travel+Escape HD is available in approximately 1.1 million homes across Canada after launching on Rogers, Cogeco, Telus and EastLink on Tuesday. Owned by GlassBox Television, the travel and adventure... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has increased its Internet speeds in Ontario after upgrading its current ‘Ultimate 50’ package to ‘Ultimate 55’. Effective immediately, most of Cogeco’s Ontario customers can access... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Lawyers for the broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) told the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday that the CRTC’s regulations can’t trump retransmission provisions within the Copyright Act. Jay... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – An informal group of radio broadcasters are banding together in the hopes of pulling the plug on CBC’s nascent digital music service CBC Music. The coalition, which includes... Continue Reading
In its comments on the petition filed by the Association des Compagnies Telephone du Quebec and Ontario Telecommunications Association (the petitioners) earlier this month, EastLink stated that the petitioners’ three... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Profits more than doubled while revenue shot up by more than 12% during the second quarter at Cogeco Inc. The Montreal-based company said Thursday that profits for the quarter... Continue Reading
ON APRIL 5, 2012 COGECO FILED its comments on the Association des Compagnies de Téléphone du Québec Inc. and the Ontario Telecommunications Association (the ACTQ/OTA) petition addressing the three reliefs... Continue Reading