TORONTO and MONTREAL – Disney Channel and La chaîne Disney officially arrived in Canada this week.
Corus Entertainment said that the channels are available in most markets now, and will be available in 10 million households by Thursday via distribution partners Bell Aliant, Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, CCSA members including Eastlink and Access, Cogeco Cable Canada, MTS, Rogers, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus and Videotron. SaskTel customers will have access to the new service in the coming weeks.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family-inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and…
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OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, the Canadian government’s ambitious Canada’s Wireless Policy took great steps from being a strategy to becoming a reality. The amount of spectrum made available to mobile wireless operators (and to fixed wireless operators) increased significantly, as Industry Canada delivered three auctions (700 MHz in March 2014, AWS-3 in March 2015 and 2500 MHz in April 2015) and is getting ready for a fourth one, scheduled in August 2015.
August 2015: Industry Canada’s residual auction
Industry Canada is holding its third auction in 2015 – a sealed-bid auction for “Residual Spectrum Licences in the 700 MHz and…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment has announced that Teletoon Retro will cease to exist as of September 1st.
The company's Cartoon Network Canada will be shifted into its place for those TV providers who don’t already carry that channel, two carrier sources have told Cartt.ca. Both sources asked not to be named as they do not have permission to speak publicly on the matter but have been told by Corus representatives that is the plan.
While some had assumed that the channel would be rebranded as a Disney service, since Corus now owns the rights to that programming going forward and will…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s CraveTV streaming service will be available to all Canadians with an Internet connection beginning early in 2016, the company said Monday.
When it launched last December, the service was firmly tied to a paid TV service subscription. But that strategy has changed, just weeks after Rogers and Shaw-owned shomi announced that it would open up to all Canadian Internet users this summer. It was not revealed whether CraveTV would continue with its $4 per month price tag.
“As our business model has continued to evolve, the time is right to also offer CraveTV as a standalone product,”…
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OTTAWA – To cap or not to cap, that is the burning question in comments to Industry Canada’s proposals for its upcoming auction of unassigned AWS-3 and 700 MHz band spectrum. This is an argument that has played out many times in previous spectrum auction consultations, only this time, one of the large incumbents has switched sides.
Both Bell Mobility and Telus argue that new competitors now have enough spectrum in their holdings resulting from the previous spectrum auctions.
“New competitors have now secured both low-band (700 MHz) and higher-band spectrum (AWS-1, AWS-3 and 2500 MHz). It is now…
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OTTAWA – Despite a drop in prices for many high-volume talk, text and data plans, Canada’s mobile wireless prices once again rank among the highest when compared to other G7 countries and Australia, according to an annual report commissioned by Industry Canada and the CRTC.
Prepared by Ottawa’s Wall Communications, the 2015 edition of Price Comparisons of Wireline, Wireless and Internet Services in Canada and with Foreign Jurisdictions is an annual telecom services price comparison study that combines and averages wireline, mobile wireless, broadband Internet, and mobile Internet service rates, as well as bundles of these services along with basic digital TV…
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SAINT JOHN – After receiving more than 17,000 votes from across the country, the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Tuned-in Canada: The CCSA Awards.
The contest, designed to celebrate local cable companies, their content and the personalities that make them shine, received more than 130 nominations in the categories of I *heart* customer service; I *heart* public service/community-building efforts; I *heart* local programming — in news, sports and entertainment; and best on-camera community channel personality.
The shortlist of 24 nominees was announced in April and voting closed on May 22. The contest switched to a…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink has overhauled its home security and automation service, reintroducing the service Tuesday as “Winston”.
Winston allows customers to monitor and control door locks, lights, thermostats, garage doors, smoke, fire, CO, flood detection, and unlawful entry with packages that start at $9.95 per month in a bundle with other Eastlink services.
The newly re-engineered service includes full smartphone capability, including updates and photos sent automatically to a mobile device, plus advanced services like Geofencing that, for example, allows a customer to issue unique access codes to anyone needing to enter the home on a day-to-day basis, plus set the times…
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TORONTO and THUNDER BAY – Movie service Hollywood Suite today announced Tbaytel has launched Hollywood Suite GO (HSGO) to their Digital TV subscribers on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
HSGO is available for free to all Tbaytel Digital TV customers who subscribe to Hollywood Suite. Customers can download the Hollywood Suite GO app and take the company’s catalogue of films wherever they want. HSGO includes a customizable watchlist with optional push notifications and social features allowing users to share their watchlists and experiences with friends. The notification options keep users informed about new movies and collections, while the…
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HALIFAX – Days after its rival Bell Aliant locked up the rights for Atlantic University Sport, Eastlink announced a three-year deal as the official and exclusive broadcaster of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation (NSSAF).
Made up of 183 junior and senior high school members, the NSSAF boasts 29,000 student athletes, 19 sports and 53 provincial championships per year.
Starting this fall, Eastlink customers across Nova Scotia can catch up to 50 provincial championships along with select regular season games on any screen in their home, including Eastlink Channel 10/HD 610, live streamed on their tablet and smartphone via Maestro…
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