WHEN ASKED ABOUT how the reports that Wind, Mobilicity and Public Mobile are all looking for a way out of the wireless business in Canada, Industry Minister Christian Paradis told reporters in a conference call on Monday: “I still remain confident we can achieve our goal,” of having four wireless players in each region of Canada.
Mr. Minister, you are the only one with that confidence.
As we have noted before, the Canadian wireless market right now, has as many players as it will ever have and in all…
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MONTREAL – CTAM Canada’s next Networking Event on May 15 is an opportunity for industry colleagues to learn about innovations in second-screen companion viewing and social TV audience measurement.
Special guest presenters include Laurent Maisonnave, president of Seevibes, who will speak about how to drive incremental revenues from the second screen and social TV measurement. A speaker from LVL Studios will talk about how their Purple platform provides an integrated second screen experience benefiting broadcasters, distributors and the customer.
The event promises to be an interesting and topical presentation that is sure to raise many…
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DURING A SHORT, Monday morning interview with reporters during a visit to Asia to extoll the virtues of the Canadian ICT sector (and others), Industry Minister Christian Paradis noted he wasn’t exactly pleased with Rogers Communications pending purchase of Shaw Communications’ AWS spectrum.
Shaw bought the spectrum in 2008 during that auction but decided not to build a traditional wireless network after all. As spectrum which was set aside for new wireless entrants, the auction rules said it is not allowed to be purchased by one of the incumbent providers until next year. However, Shaw has already Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) and the Information Communications Technology Council (ICTC) have announced a new alliance with a mandate to further women’s leadership in the digital economy.
With this collaboration, CWC will move from its Toronto office to ICTC’s office in Ottawa. The formal announcement will be made by Namir Anani, president and CEO of ICTC and Janice McDonald, chair of CWC at the CWC Awards Gala in Ottawa this evening.
The two associations will work together with government and companies to develop strategies and programs to increase women's participation in the…
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TORONTO – It’s very hard to argue an organization does not represent you and your wishes when you are a paying member of that association. So after much behind-the-scenes bitterness wireless upstarts Wind Mobile, Public Mobile and Mobilicity this week quit the group, saying the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association has become co-opted by the big three wireless companies and does not represent the wishes of all of its membership.
Simon Lockie, chief regulatory officer at Globalive, Wind’s owner, said the trio of companies’ frustration with the CWTA, its public statements and private lobbying, has been simmering for months and reached…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Digital Media Network has announced the addition of Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, as keynote speaker for its upcoming CDMN Canada 3.0 2013 conference.
Hastings’ keynote session is called “Internet TV: The Future of Television.” The conference takes place May 14-15, 2013 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Other confirmed CDMN Canada 3.0 2013 speakers include:
Jason Townsend, NASA’s deputy social media manager (who will be appearing via telepresence)
Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind (a Canadian company…
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OTTAWA – Competition in Canada’s wireless industry could be hampered by more stringent spectrum licence transfer regulation, new entrants and incumbents alike are telling Industry Canada.
Rogers Communications warns the department that its proposal will lead to an inefficient market where the existing secondary trading market for spectrum licences will become limited as some operators will see their options to sell spectrum holdings constrained. These new rules could “dampen new entry by increasing the risks associated with selling their business to the highest bidder if they fail to establish a viable wireless business” and “possibly result in lawsuits by aggrieved…
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TORONTO – When it comes to warding off the threat of a zombie apocalypse, what will you have packed in your survival kit? How about a ham radio? The Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club wants to help you learn the possibly life-saving skill (and lost art) of amateur radio operation with a new course it’s offering starting May 1.
Photo credit: Daniel Hollister, www.thatzombiephoto.com (CNW Group/Central Toronto Amateur…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Cable companies reported a modest growth in revenues and subscribers in 2012, while satellite companies recorded a decline in these categories, according to the CRTC’s statistical and financial results for the industry released today.
Combined revenues for both cable and satellite companies increased by 4.2% from $13.5 billion in 2011 to $14.1 billion in 2012. Similarly, the total number of subscribers (which includes customers subscribed to IPTV services such as Bell’s Fibe TV or Telus’ Optik TV), rose by 1% from 11.4 million to 11.5 million. (We checked with the CRTC and the only…
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TORONTO – Dax LLC, a Los Angeles-based provider of media asset management and distribution services for the TV and film industry, has launched a Canadian office in Toronto.
The company, formerly known as Sample Digital, says U.S. film clients shooting in Canada, or Canadian clients shooting worldwide, will now be able to take advantage of Canadian tax credits thanks to its new Toronto office, which will be called Dax Cloud ULC.
Heading up the DAX Cloud office in Toronto is managing director Thomas Walden, who has worked in a variety of finance and operations functions…
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