SALMON ARM, B.C. – Independent cableco Mascon has ramped up its Internet speeds after launching its new high speed fibre optic backhaul connection in the North Shuswap.
The company said Tuesday that the new fibre optic connection allows it to deliver 100 Mbps residential service and Gigibit fibre service to businesses across 90% of its BC service area. Mascon is extending its fibre network along the entire length of the North Shuswap, with service currently available to most of Lee Creek, and with it scheduled to arrive in St. Ives within the next six weeks.
"We have invested heavily in our…
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TORONTO – TableRock Media has added veteran music executive Bernie Finkelstein to its Board of Directors as it readies the launch of its first app-based content streaming service this year.
The founder of True North Records, Finkelstein (pictured) has been one of the leading figures in both the Canadian and worldwide music industry. He has been awarded the Order Of Canada and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, was elected to the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, and received both the SOCAN and Walt Grealis Special Achievement Awards. He has also been influential in shaping the music industry as an active board…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Entertainment One (eOne) have selected three creators for the inaugural CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab.
The three participants are author and digital journalist Angela Misri; playwright, director, and Theatre Brouhaha artistic director Kat Sandler; and author Michael F. Stewart.
The CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab kicks off on May 31, 2016 with a four-day bootcamp in Toronto that will offer practical insights on transitioning to television writing, what makes great television and on the adaptation process itself. Throughout the three-month lab, the three creators will be afforded targeted access to creative…
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REGINA – SaskTel has selected Mark H. Goldberg & Associates Inc. as the independent third party to conduct an analysis of the impacts and risks that BCE’s proposed acquisition of MTS may have for SaskTel.
Goldberg has over 35 years of international experience in strategic planning, managing, designing and implementing telecommunications carrier networks, and his company provides consulting services to the telecommunications industry.
“The SaskTel Chair of the Board and I contacted numerous telecom consultants in Canada and have selected Mark Goldberg’s company to complete the review,” said SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles, in Friday’s news release. “It is anticipated…
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EDMONTON – The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta today granted Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc. and Allarco Entertainment Limited Partnership (which does business as Super Channel) protection from its creditors under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
The initial period is for 30 days, to expire on June 25, 2016, subject to extensions, if granted by the Court. According to court documents, the company owes $115.7 million to various creditors, including the likes of Twentieth Century Fox, Starz and Warner Bros. for content airing on the pay TV service.
The company, which operates as the Super Channel TV brand in Canada,…
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VANCOUVER and MONTREAL – The heads of three private Québec broadcasters have taken exception to comments made by CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Hubert Lacroix this week that they claim “mischaracterized” their position on the role of the public broadcaster.
Speaking Tuesday at an event at the University of British Columbia about the Corp’s ongoing transformation, Lacroix all but accused some unnamed Canadian private broadcasters of trying to “undermine” public broadcasting to stave off competition.
“Some private broadcasters have suggested that the solution to their declining revenue is to limit what CBC does for Canadians to some sort of "status quo" or…
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TORONTO – Registration is now open for the 2016 Canadian Wireless Trade Show, scheduled for October 26 – 27 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto.
Billed as Canada’s premier B2B wireless and mobile communications event, the sixth annual CWTS brings together over 2,000 industry professionals that include tech experts, trend analysts, hardware manufacturers, service providers, app developers, decision makers, buyers, carriers, retailers and industry executives.
More than 100 exhibitors from over 30 different mobile sectors participate in the trade show. This year’s event will include pavilions dedicated to Accessories; Innovation and Start-Ups; M2M; Wearable Technology; Retail Solutions; Home Automation; Cloud…
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TORONTO – With less than two weeks until the start of the 2016 Canadian Telecom Summit, Videotron president and CEO Manon Brouillette, Xplornet Communications president and CEO Allison Lenehan, Cogeco Peer 1 president Philippe Jetté, and Zayo Group chairman and CEO Dan Caruso are among the industry heavyweights confirmed as keynote speakers.
Scheduled for June 6 – 8 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto, the theme for 2016 is ‘Transforming our digital world: The journey to universal connectivity’.
Now in its 15th year, the Canadian Telecom Summit attracts the people who shape the future direction of communications and information technology in…
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VANCOUVER – RTDNA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, has unveiled the 2015 nominees for its Network awards.
The winners will be announced at the annual RTDNA National Conference, set for June 2 – 4, 2016 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto.
"The RTDNA’s network awards once again highlight the depth and scope of outstanding storytelling in Canada,” said RTDNA Canada president Ian Koenigsfest, in the news release. “….and despite another year of challenges in our industry, this year’s winners are world class."
The nominees are:
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature – Radio
– AMI Audio: Contact, The Flag at 50
– AMI Audio:…
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BOSTON – For those who remember The Cable Show of old, INTX 2016 pales by comparison. Traffic on the show floor seemed pretty light this year and the show is far smaller than just a few years ago.
At one time, tech vendors and broadcasters had huge booths on the trade show floor and the show itself drew something like 15,000 cable professionals. However, with the global shift to IP delivery of everything and with cable channels and their content being distributed far and wide on all sorts of new platforms, the industry seems to be pondering the question: “what…
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