VANCOUVER — Telus announced today the launch of Telus Health Virtual Care, the next evolution of its national, employer-focused virtual care service.
Telus Health is broadening its offering by integrating the best-in-class features of Akira by Telus Health — the company’s bilingual, on-demand virtual care service — and EQ Care — its recently acquired company that delivers specialized virtual care functionalities and advanced employee assistance features such as LifeJourney.
In addition, through a recent integration (which we reported on here), Telus Health Virtual Care is also the first service in Canada to be able to securely share patient…
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CCSA, Distributel, Novus want application process reopened to allow more telecoms to participate in auction
TORONTO — Independent telecom service providers Distributel Communications, Novus Entertainment and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), which has over 100 member companies, have written to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne in support of a request last week by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) for a 90-day delay to the start of the 3500 MHz spectrum auction currently scheduled to begin June 15.
In a letter today shared by Distributel CEO Matt Stein (who also chairs CNOC), the independent telecom company Continue Reading
TORONTO — Today, Netflix announced it will open a Canadian office in Toronto.
The news was shared by Netflix officials with Toronto major John Tory and members of city council during a virtual meeting this morning.
Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos had previously announced in February that the streaming giant would open a Canadian office.
In the city of Toronto’s press release today, Sarandos is quoted as saying: “As we grow our business and presence all across Canada, we’re excited that Toronto will be our first local office. We’re looking forward to opening our doors and building…
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TORONTO — News industry association RTDNA Canada today launched a new website featuring its new-look logo (above), an easy-to-navigate menu and a new career section with job listings from its network partners (there are currently two jobs at CTV National News and one at CBC News listed).
In a message today from RTDNA Canada president Fiona Conway, she writes that the association’s conference co-chairs have been busy developing an engaging lineup for its annual conference, scheduled for June 3. The event “will be virtual, live and interactive, focusing on topics relevant to the dramatic shifts our industry has…
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Clause by clause process inches along
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – At the outset of the clause by-clause revisions of Bill C-10 on April 19, Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage chair Liberal MP, Scott Simms set the tone: “Buckle up, folks. This is the fundamental core of parliamentary democracy at its best. It’s going to be an exciting time—so exciting that we’ll probably sell the story rights to Netflix.”
Of course, we’re not sure the big streamer largely at the heart of some of these amendments wants to buy that option…
The very first amendment to the Bill was introduced by the Green…
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THE 2021 CANADIAN ISP SUMMIT, which this year is being organized as a virtual event jointly by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), will take place from September 28 to 29.
This is the first time ever the event will be presented jointly by CNOC the CCSA and will more than doubles the event’s size.
In an email alert today, organizers announced the September dates for the virtual summit, saying sponsorship packages and pricing information will be released soon. The call for sponsorships for this year’s event is now open.
“The joint partnership between…
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MONTREAL — On National Canadian Film Day, Telefilm Canada Wednesday released a new study on Canadian audiences and audiovisual content consumption habits, which reveals an overwhelming majority (73%) of Canadians would like to see more promotion of Canadian content.
The study was commissioned by Telefilm and conducted by Leger as a web-based survey between October 23 and November 6, 2020, among English- and French-speaking Canadians 18 years of age and older. A sample of almost 100 Canadians aged 13 to 17 were also surveyed. In total, 1,875 respondents completed the full questionnaire.
Here are some highlights of the study:
On…
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Broadcasters need more speed from the Commission
By Steve Faguy
“I REALIZE WE HAVE the right to transmit over what they consider a public resource — the limited bandwidth that’s out there,” says Rod Schween, president of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. “I’m not saying that we need no regulation, but as much as they want us to innovate, they have to realize that the regulations need to allow us to innovate.”
Though they may disagree on the specifics, most Canadian radio broadcasters Cartt.ca spoke to through this series, and those who filed submissions with the CRTC as part of its Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – Monday’s federal budget, the first in two years, but the first ever delivered by a female Finance Minister in Chrystia Freeland, promises to deliver more money for rural broadband, but will find the government collecting less tax from foreign digital services as compared to their domestic counterparts.
Jay Thomson, CEO of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance, which represents more than 100 independent TV, phone and internet providers serving mainly rural communities, was “pleasantly surprised” that the budget allocated an additional $1 billion over six years toward the $1.75-billion (now $2.75 billion) Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) unveiled…
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Company chair Edward Rogers lays out Shaw purchase positives for investors
By Greg O’Brien
TORONTO — Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Rogers Communications today reported good results from its first quarter ended March 31, with revenue gains in its cable and media business units, although wireless service revenue was down compared to the same quarter last year.
Of course, there is more news than that orbiting the wireless, broadband, cable and media giant. While the company had so far been mostly mum on the recent new wireless policies announced by the CRTC (where the headline was mandated, regional, facilities-based MVNOs…
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