MONTREAL – If you live in Quebec and happen to notice a slight improvement in your internet service, it may be due to the launch of the province’s first Internet Exchange Point (IXP) today.
The Montreal Internet Exchange, a non-profit organization working to create a more robust, higher-performing Internet in Quebec, along with its partners, officially launched the first Quebec Internet Exchange Point, bringing faster Internet to users across the province.
“The launch of the Montreal Internet Exchange, also known as QIX, is a critical step towards creating a faster, more robust Internet, not just…
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THE SIZE OF GLOBAL cable companies has always been defined by the number of basic cable customers they have. For decades, basic cable has been the first buy-in for any household wanting more than the TV channels they can capture off-air.
That, however, is changing. Today’s customers often want to talk about broadband first because increasingly, they want their web and e-mail before their favourite shows. Besides, they can often find those favourite shows online via that broadband connection, negating the need for traditional cable TV service of any kind, depending on what sort of entertainment they like.
Shaw Communications CFO…
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TORONTO – Astral Media announced today its TV Everywhere services TMN GO, HBO GO Canada and TMN Encore GO will now be available to Rogers cable subscribers.
Rogers cable customers who have a subscription to The Movie Network and TMN Encore can access TMN GO’s 1,000-plus hours of high-definition programming, which includes current Hollywood movies and classics, exclusive series from HBO, CINEMAX and Showtime, as well as Canadian original films and series on their various Apple wireless devices or their PCs.
With this announcement, Astral says TMN GO is now available to approximately 75% of…
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TORONTO – Hollywood Suite has launched a multi-platform campaign to educate consumers about their “movie rights.” Starting today on TV, radio, digital, outdoor and print throughout Ontario, the irreverent campaign urges movie lovers to unite and exercise their right to commercial-free, uncut movies for just a few bucks a month (the package retails for $6 or less).
The HD TV movie provider’s channels – WarnerFilms, MGM Channel, Sony Movie Channel and AXN Movies – run classic films from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, and are available on cable, satellite and IPTV systems across Canada….
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MAGOG, QC – Omer Girard, one of the founding fathers of Canadian cable television, died Saturday at his home in Magog, Que.
A remarkable entrepreneur in Canada’s telecommunications industry who made a name for himself in the 1960s and ’70s with his epic battle for open access to telecom infrastructure was 92.
In 1957, Girard founded Transvision Magog, one of the most storied cable companies in Canadian history. Between 1960 and 1967, he launched five other cable businesses and cofounded the Canadian Cable Television Association, of which he became president in 1968. However, Girard stood out as the one who would…
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The SCTE Ontario Chapter has put out a call for papers for its sponsored technical session taking place during its upcoming Spring Meeting and Vendors Table Top Day.
2013 SCTE Halifax will be held on April 16, 2013 at The Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel in Halifax. The association is looking for papers that address the support of either current or future technologies and best practices. This is an opportunity for you to present topics relevant to cable operators and their contractor partners in today’s constantly changing landscape. The deadline for submissions is March…
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TORONTO – TMN is rolling out a marketing campaign in Eastern Canada for its new video streaming service, The Movie Network GO (TMN GO). The on-air, radio, online and out-of-home ads are anchored by an original spot created by The Movie Network’s in house creative agency, and will reinforce the message that something big has arrived for subscribers. TMN GO is a new video streaming service that gives subscribers access to The Movie Network, HBO Canada and The Movie Network Encore (TMN Encore) programming whenever, wherever, from their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC.
“We…
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TORONTO – Astral's The Movie Network today launched streaming service The Movie Network GO (TMN GO), as well as HBO GO Canada and TMN Encore GO that altogether puts more than 1,500 hours of HD-quality programming at subscribers' fingertips.
Available at no additional cost with a subscription to The Movie Network and TMN Encore, TMN GO offers instant and unlimited access to more than 1,200 titles comprised of Hollywood hit movies, exclusive series from HBO, Cinemax and Showtime, and classics from every era. With the launch of TMN GO, subscribers can now watch what they want, when…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved Dufferin Communications plan to launch a new English language A/C station in Clarence-Rockland, located about 40 kilometres northeast of Ottawa. The station will operate at 92.5 MHz (channel 223A) with 300 watts and a non-directional antenna of about 60 metres in height.
“The proposed service would introduce a valuable first local service to the community of Clarence-Rockland and would add diversity to this market through its news and information offering, as well as provide significant local reflection,” ruled the CRTC in its decision. It also noted that there is…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has agreed to extend the submission deadline for the hearing into the must-carry of cable and satellite channels as outlined in section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act after receiving requests for an extension from Shaw, Rogers, Cogeco and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (jointly), Telus and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.
The deadline for the submission of interventions, comments and answers has been extended to February 27, 2013 and the deadline for the submission of replies has been extended to March 11 2013.
In addition, the preamble and the following item…
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