TORONTO — Evanov Communications Inc. announced last week the company’s founder and president, Vasil William (Bill) Evanov, died on February 28 at the age of 77.
Born in 1942, Evanov was the son of Bulgarian immigrant parents. After learning the business during his tenure with CHIN Radio, working with the legendary Johnny Lombardi, Evanov launched his first radio station, CIAO-AM 530, a multilingual station in the Brampton/Toronto market in 1984. Evanov Communications now operates 19 stations across the country and has several hundred employees. According to the company statement, Evanov’s children, Paul and Kristina, will continue to run the…
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OTTAWA — Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) announced Monday the recipients of the organization’s annual Leadership Excellence Awards, which recognize women, men and organizations committed to gender diversity in Canada’s digital industries.
“Every year, WCT recognizes the individuals who are taking action every day to close the gender gap,” said Joanne Stanley, executive director of WCT, in the news release. “With the rate of women’s participation in the tech industry unchanged for almost a decade, particularly at senior levels, recognizing these sparks of change has never been more critical.”
The 2020 Annual Leadership Awards recipients are:
Woman of the Year…
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By Lynn Greiner
CANADA IS A SIGNIFICANT step closer to widespread 5G deployment now that the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction is imminent thanks to the announcement of the auction rules by Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains today.
But why is 3.5 GHz such a big deal? Robert Backhouse, SVP and CTO at Huawei Canada, explained.
“I think the only thing that’s prevented 5G from being on in Canada is waiting for the C band (3.5 GHz) auction,” he said in an interview with Cartt.ca. “Canada is a pretty technically advanced country and the operators here are advanced…
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – In Toronto on Thursday, Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains gave Canada’s Big Three wireless carriers an ultimatum to lower their prices within two years while increasing competition by giving smaller and regional telecom companies a chance to bid on 50MHz of a 3500 MHz spectrum auction to be held later this year.
Bains spoke to Parliament Hill correspondent Christopher Guly prior to making his major announcement.
Christopher Guly: So you’re forcing the big guys to lower their prices and giving smaller, regional guys a break to help do that.
Navdeep Bains: You’re right. The spectrum set-aside is…
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3500 MHz auction rules to be part of the release
TORONTO – Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains will deliver a “speech on the Government of Canada’s commitment to make life more affordable for Canadians,” at the Scarborough Civic Centre Library at 4 p.m. Thursday, it was announced today.
Sources tell Cartt.ca the announcement will define more of the parameters around the Liberal government’s commitment to a 25% reduction in Canadian mobile wireless prices going forward and also mark the release of the rules for the 3500 MHz spectrum auction which will happen later this year.
Spectrum costs have long…
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TORONTO — In celebration of International Women’s Day this Sunday, ACTRA announced Wednesday its 2020 National Woman of the Year award recipient is actress, director and producer Sarah Polley.
Since 2010, ACTRA bestows this honour annually on an ACTRA member who excels in both her artistic and advocacy achievements, says the news release.
“Sarah Polley has made a real difference in the way performers and artists are treated and respected in this country,” said ACTRA president David Sparrow, in the news release. “From her continued support and activism for everyone in our entertainment industry, to inspiring us throughout her successful…
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OTTAWA — In a study commissioned by U.S. industry association CTIA and conducted by New York-based NERA Economic Consulting, Canada’s wireless industry ranks highest in value proposition among G7 nations and Australia.
Canada’s wireless industry association, CWTA, highlighted the findings of the CTIA-commissioned study in a news release Monday afternoon. One of the study’s authors, Christian Dippon, is one of the experts employed by Telus for the CRTC’s wireless policy review process.
The study, titled A Comparison of the Mobile Wireless Value Proposition, was designed to show how the U.S. wireless industry compares to international peers when it comes…
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TORONTO — Corus Entertainment launched Monday the all-new Global TV App that provides all-in-one streaming of Corus content, including full seasons of shows and live streams from Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, History, Showcase and Slice, plus free, 24/7 access to local and national news feeds from Global News.
The app is now available on iOS, Android and Chromecast, and at watch.globaltv.com, with more platform updates expected to roll out in the coming months, says the news release.
“The new Global TV App is a reflection of Corus’ ever-evolving digital strategy, delivering Canadians a sophisticated, all-in-one streaming…
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TORONTO — Ontario’s film and television industry had a record-breaking year in 2019, with 343 productions bringing in $2.16 billion in production spending and supporting 44,540 full-time equivalent direct and spin-off jobs, the provincial government announced Friday. This represents an increase in production by almost 15% from 2018.
Lisa MacLeod (pictured at centre), minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, joined award-winning actress Wendy Crewson, award-winning director Sergio Navarretta, and industry leaders Jim Mirkopoulos (Cinespace Toronto), Justin Cutler (Ontario Creates), Theresa Tova (ACTRA), Peggy Kyriakidou and Jayson Mosek (UNIFOR), Angela Mastronardi and Monty Montgomerie (IATSE), and Michael Cerenzie and…
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MONTREAL — TVA Group’s Mels Studios and Postproduction division announced Friday the appointment of Christina Wise (pictured) as director of visual effects, who started her new position today.
Wise was hired away from MPC Film, where she worked as an executive producer at the Montreal offices of the British visual effects and production company.
Wise has more than 20 years of experience in the film and TV industry, but since 2010 has been focusing her career more specifically in the field of visual effects, working for such major players as Cinésite, BUF Canada, Fox, MGM, Disney and New Regency. Some of…
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