TORONTO – Globalive's Anthony Lacavera will headline the speaker line-up at this year’s Canadian Wireless Tradeshow scheduled for October 26 – 27 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto.
Lacavera will be the keynote speaker, kicking off the presentation line-up with a fireside chat hosted by 88 Creative managing director and CTV News tech commentator Erin Bury. Other highlights include a drone demonstration by Gap Wireless and insights from Euler Hermes North America chief economist Dan North on the industry, the economy, and succeeding in today's marketplace.
Products and solutions from start-ups and established players in the wireless market will be showcased throughout…
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TORONTO – Former Cogeco exec Antonio (Tony) Ciciretto as has been named president and CEO of TeraGo Inc. effective immediately, replacing Stewart Lyons.
Most recently president and CEO of Cogeco Peer 1 (formerly known as Cogeco Data Services), Ciciretto (pictured) also co-founded and was president of private investment firm TVN Group, plus held senior roles at Rogers Business Solutions and Bell Canada.
In addition to his role president and CEO, Ciciretto will also continue to serve as a member of TeraGo's Board of Directors.
"We are thrilled with the appointment of Mr. Ciciretto as the next TeraGo President and CEO," said Jim Nikopoulos, chair…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s Virgin Radio stations will get the party started this weekend with a new show helmed by Canadian rapper, songwriter, and producer Kardinal Offishall.
The Kardi Party will air nationwide on Virgin Radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, Kitchener, Toronto, Montréal, and Halifax (check local listings for time) starting this weekend with “today’s hottest hits, recent chart-toppers, and some old skool jams from the back of the crates”. The two hour show will also stream on the soon-to-launch iHeartRadio Canada app.
“Kardinal is a trailblazer among Canadian…
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OTTAWA – Registration is now open for the 14th annual International Institute of Communication – Canadian chapter conference scheduled for November 16 -17 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa.
Dubbed ‘Towards an Innovation Agenda for the Communications and Media Sector’, the confab will bring together leading communications sector players from government, industry and other areas to discuss the developments and policies that influence innovation. Highlights include:
– A keynote address from CRTC chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Blais;
– An expert panel will explore the positive ways in which big data is being harnessed to drive Canadian innovation and productivity, plus showcase digital…
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TORONTO – Organizers of the annual Canadian CommTech Show and Seminars have opened exhibitor registration for both events, with early bird savings on now through October 28, 2016.
The CommTech East show will be held April 4 – 5, 2017 at the Mississauga Convention Centre in Mississauga, while CommTech West will take place May 31 – June 1 at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Vancouver. The annual CommTech Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled for May 30 in Vancouver.
Touted as the best shows of their kind in Canada, CommTech offers exhibitor trade shows with more than 80 vendors, distributors, manufacturers and…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink is throwing its support behind Nova Scotia's TV production industry with a $690,000 contribution to the local certified independent production fund administered by the Nova Scotia Independent Production Fund.
Eastlink said that it has contributed $3.9 million over the last six years to an independent production fund in the province, providing local opportunities for producers and filmmakers.
"As a company proudly rooted in Nova Scotia, we look for ways that we can make meaningful investments back into the local economy and encourage continued growth in our home province," said Eastlink CEO Lee Bragg, in the news release. "We were…
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GATINEAU – Canadians may now use an interactive map to find out which TV service providers plus radio and TV stations distribute emergency alert messages.
The CRTC unveiled the interactive map Thursday, noting that “the vast majority” of Canadians are able to receive the alerts due to the participation of broadcasters and television service providers in the National Public Alerting System (NPAS).
Emergency alert messages are issued by emergency management officials such as fire marshals, police officers and government departments like Environment Canada to warn the public of imminent threats like severe weather, water contamination, forest fires and Amber…
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MONTREAL – Canada’s French and English-language media producers have agreed to work in tandem to address the changes that are taking place within the screen-based production sector.
Board members from the l’Association québecoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) staged a joint meeting Wednesday to discuss matters such as the pending consultations in to Canada’s cultural and creative industries, the upcoming CRTC Group Licence Renewal hearings, federal tax credit issues, and the regulation of Over-The-Top services and the participation of Internet providers to the CMF. The outcome was an agreement to work…
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OTTAWA – Registration is now open for the CMPA’s Prime Time In Ottawa conference scheduled for February 1-3, 2017 in the nation’s capital.
Prime Time in Ottawa (PTiO) is a national conference for some 600 of Canada’s most prominent business leaders from the feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries.
In a time of rapid and constant change, PTiO highlights innovative business opportunities in content production, distribution platforms, technology and global markets. This year’s event will cover a wide range of topics and issues facing the Canadian screen-based media industry, including panels such as ‘Media Leaders in the Age of Experimentation’, ‘Financing…
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“Time to stop being defensive”
TORONTO – Newly designated with permanent residency status, Rogers Communications CEO Guy Laurence has some advice for the federal government as it begins the complex and difficult work of redefining Canada’s cultural policy.
Laurence spoke Wednesday at the Canadian Club in Toronto and said his adopted home faces a “once-in-a-lifetime” position to redefine its brand on a global stage and stake out a leadership position in culture.
Canada doesn’t have the gun culture of the U.S. (nor the ongoing electoral circus), has a stable economy and political infrastructure, fewer terrorism worries than other…
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