OTTAWA and GATINEAU — In October of last year, the vast majority of Canadian Internet service providers met or exceeded the maximum download and upload speeds they advertised, according to the second edition of the CRTC’s Measuring Broadband Canada report, released today.
The study was conducted by broadband testing firm SamKnows on behalf of the CRTC, and was based on measurement data collected from October 1 to 31, 2019. Using the data collected from 2,035 “whiteboxes” deployed to Canadian homes, the study examines download and upload speeds, latency, packet loss and web page loading time. Participating ISPs include Bell Aliant,…
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MONTREAL — Incendo and Screentime New Zealand today announced principal photography has started on a new TV movie, Together Forever Tea, to air as part of Rogers Sports and Media’s Citytv Fall in Love Friday lineup.
The new film is being shot on location in New Zealand and stars Kiwi actors Kimberley Crossman (Shortland Street, Deathgasm, Golden Boy), Jay Ryan (Go Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Kills People) and Jacque Drew (Power Rangers Ninja Steel, Shortland Street, Reset).
Marketing whiz Lara Thompson (played by Crossman) is living a fast-paced life in the big city when she’s summoned to the sleepy…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The laws don’t need an explicit site-blocking provision for it to be used by the Federal Court as a remedy in copyright infringement cases, large broadcasters are arguing in an appeal of the country’s first site-blocking order.
In a joint submission to the court on Tuesday, broadcasters Bell, Rogers and Groupe TVA rejected an argument by TekSavvy, which appealed the November order to block GoldTV, that said site-blocking isn’t in the jurisdiction of the court because it isn’t afforded in the law. The larger broadcasters said the court has much wider latitude to resolve…
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MONTREAL – Louis Audet probably fielded more than a few calls and emails this long weekend. It seems people just don’t believe his company can’t be bought.
After repeatedly saying last week his family has no intention of selling its controlling interests in Cogeco and Cogeco Communications, despite the $10.3 billion purchase offer made by Altice USA – and was reiterated again later – which would have then seen Rogers Communications buy the Canadian operations, Audet (above) felt he had to say it yet again on Labour Day Monday.
This could perhaps be partly in response to Rogers pushing…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sportsnet announced Friday it has signed a two-year agreement to broadcast Barclay’s FA Women’s Super League, the highest level of women’s pro soccer in England.
Canada’s Jessie Fleming (above) will make her mark there after signing with Chelsea, the defending league champion, earlier this year.
Sportsnet will broadcast 50 regular season games, plus the semifinals and finals of the Women’s FA Cup. The season began September 5 when Canadian national team member Janine Beckie played in Aston Villa vs. Manchester City,
“National interest in soccer, particularly women’s soccer, continues to grow given the success of Canadian players internationally. Sportsnet…
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Shaw, Videotron say up to half of legit porting requests were denied
By Greg O’Brien
GATINEAU – Last month, the wireless industry launched new measures to try to stem the rising tide of wireless number porting fraud. It lasted only a week.
Complaints from Videotron and Shaw Communications filed with the CRTC on August 20th said the Canadian wireless industry’s new enhanced process to identify phone numbers which criminals were attempting to steal were far too often rejecting legitimate number porting when customers were attempting to switch from Rogers to Freedom, for example.
Wireless number porting fraud, or SIM-swapping fraud, or port-out scams,…
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MONTREAL and TORONTO – Rogers is not just going to quietly walk away from its attempted purchase of Cogeco’s Canadian assets, which the company made clear with another statement today which says it would maintain the company’s headquarters in Montreal and hire even more people if shareholders approve the purchase.
As reported, Altice USA made a $10.3 billion bid for Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications because it wants the company’s American network operations, Atlantic Broadband. The U.S. company came to an agreement to sell Cogeco’s Canadian operations to Rogers, which is already a significant Cogeco shareholder.
Cogeco’s board and controlling shareholder…
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NEW YORK and TORONTO – Despite the utter rejection of its bid to buy Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable Wednesday, suitors Altice USA and Rogers Communications issued a release Thursday indicating they will continue to push for the acquisition, saying the $10.3 billion offer is more than fair.
“We strongly believe that we presented a very attractive offer – one that would reward all Cogeco shareholders with a significant premium – and we stand by that offer. We remain committed to pursuing this transaction and are open to engaging with shareholders and the boards in a constructive dialogue.”
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TORONTO – Zone·tv is today introducing “Ignite Health at Home,” a new interactive app for Rogers Ignite TV families to find resources for healthy eating, fitness, mindfulness and spirituality, the company announced.
Rogers is the first Canadian TV service provider to integrate this lifestyle app onto its premium TV service (pictured).
With content from well-known brands such as Bon Appétit, The New Yorker, Redbook and Popular Science, Health at Home categories include fitness and body, food and nutrition, spirit and wellness, “feel good” movies and casual games, designed to build up cognitive resilience while enabling viewers’ minds an opportunity to escape,…
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TORONTO – Rogers Sports and Media’s Frequency podcast network on Thursday announced its new slate of original series coming this fall for every taste, starting September 7th.
The titles include Canadian Politics is Boring, Beyond Style Matters with Jeanne Beker, Parkdale Haunt, The Hopeful, Possibilities with Hina Khan, The Big Story + The Narwhal, and Paradigm.
“It feels like yesterday that we launched this network with a single show, The Big Story, then added four more a few months later,” said Jordan Heath-Rawlings, director of digital audio and host of The Big Story. “By the end of this season, we’ll have…
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