CELA FAIT PLUS DE 25 ans que la législation qui régit le secteur des communications a été promulguée. Malgré des changements mineurs, la Loi sur les télécommunications et la Loi sur la radiodiffusion sont essentiellement restées inchangées, leurs objectifs demeurant les mêmes. Elles ont résisté à l’épreuve du temps selon certains. D’autres, en revanche, exposent l’impact phénoménal de l’Internet pour demander des changements significatifs à ces Lois.
"L’Internet est devenu le mode de communication principal dans nos vies et pourtant nous demeurons avec des lois qui font encore une distinction entre la radiodiffusion et les télécommunications et aussi entre les communications…
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IT’S BEEN MORE THAN 25 years since legislation guiding the communications sector came into force. There have some minor changes, but both the Telecommunications Act and the Broadcasting Act have remained largely the same – their objectives essentially left untouched. They have stood the test of time, some say. Others, however, point to the enormous impact of the Internet in arguing for big changes to these laws.
“The Internet has really become the central communication mode in our life now, and yet we have legislation that makes a distinction between telecom and broadcasting and also between wireless and wireline. It…
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WINNIPEG – Rogers Communications today announced new wireless service in Sage Creek, one of Winnipeg’s fastest growing areas.
The company worked with the Sage Creek Residents’ Association and local political leaders to build the new cellular tower. “We were pleased to work with the residents and businesses of Sage Creek, with the support of the municipality, to provide new and improved wireless service so that our Sage Creek customers can make and share more memorable moments with an improved network experience,” said Colin Bartlett, Rogers’ director, prairies region, in a release.
“It’s a great feeling and excellent news for the…
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IF YOU’RE AGAINST THINGS like theft and plagiarism, then support of the FairPlay Coalition is a no-brainer.
Over 25 companies, unions, associations and other groups have banded together to file an application to the CRTC to try to curb blatant content piracy in Canada. The group (a list of organizations who are often at each other’s throats) is calling themselves the FairPlay Canada Coalition and the application (to which Cartt.ca was granted early access) calls for the creation of the Independent Piracy Review Agency, an independent, third party organization with a strong mandate to protect both net neutrality as well…
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Proposes new agency to battle billion-dollar problem
OTTAWA – FairPlay Canada, a new coalition of Canadian artists, content creators, unions, guilds, producers, performers, broadcasters, distributors, and exhibitors is has filed an application with the CRTC urging the Regulator to have Canadian ISPs shut down access to websites which enable content piracy.
According to the coalition, the jobs of hundreds of thousands of Canadians who work in the creative sector (songwriters, set builders, TV writers, makeup artists, reporters, as well as cable technicians, engineers and customer service reps) are at risk as a result of increasing online piracy…
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Jorge Fernandes joining the company next week
TORONTO – Rogers Communications has named now former Vodafone UK CTO as its new chief technology officer.
RCI CEO Joe Natale made the announcement Thursday morning during the company’s conference call with financial analysts discussing its Q4 and full year 2017 results.
Fernandes “brings a great depth and breadth of global experience across wireless, cable and telecom,” said Natale. Fernandes replaces Bob Berner, who retired at the end of 2017 after 30 years with the company.
Fernandes has been with Vodafone since 2002 in various technical roles, beginning in his home nation of Portugal, rising to…
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CEO Natale “bullish” on 2018
TORONTO – Rogers returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2017, capping off what president and CEO Joe Natale described as a year of “excellent results”.
On Thursday, Rogers posted profit of $419 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, a return to the black from the $9 million loss recorded in the same period a year ago when it took a writedown on its IPTV product before opting to proceed with Comcast’s X1 platform. Adjusted net income increased 19% to $455 million this quarter primarily due to higher adjusted operating profit and lower…
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MONTREAL – Rogers is teaming up with Groupe V Média on urban dance competition Danser pour gagner which debuts January 24, at 7:30 PM ET on V.
The companies said Wednesday that Rogers will activate its brand throughout the various platforms that will connect viewers in Quebec to the show.
"We are thrilled to welcome a prestigious partner like Rogers. This new collaboration with our group enables them to establish roots in the community and promote local talent ", said Groupe V Média president and CEO Maxime Rémillard, in the news release. "Their participation makes this great adventure and new viewing…
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TORONTO – One in four Canadians tuned-in to Saturday’s 12 ½ hour marathon broadcast of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada on Sportsnet, City and CBC.
The broadcast, live from Corner Brook, NL, included a two-hour pre-game show followed by four games which included all seven Canadian NHL teams across three channels. The annual event, now in its 18th year, reached a total of 9.1 million viewers, says a news release from Sportsnet quoting Numeris data.
Additional key audience highlights of the 2018 Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada include:
– Average minute audience of 1.23 million Canadians marked a 7% increase over the 2017…
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Viceland Canada (in its current form) to end March 31st
TORONTO – Rogers and Vice Media today announced the end of their joint venture in a deal which will see Vice take 100% ownership of all Vice Canada assets, which is primarily the library of content and the Vice studio in Toronto. No financial terms were disclosed.
The JV was part of the splashy entrance made by former Rogers Communications CEO Guy Laurence who invested $100 million of the company’s money into Vice Media in 2014. Then, the partnership was supposed to be a pillar around which the company would “build…
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