PM wants CRTC to review channel’s presence in Canada
CANADIAN TELEVISION SERVICE providers are dropping Russia Today (RT) an English-language international news channel funded by Russia, from their channel lineups.
There has been growing concern about the channel’s presence in Canada specifically, and about Russian-funded international media around the world more generally. Many concerns relate to the dissemination of propaganda and disinformation.
On Feb. 26, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez posted on Twitter, saying, “I share the concerns of many Canadians about the presence of Russia Today in our broadcasting system. We’re looking at all options.”
Since then, several Canadian television service providers…
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CANADIAN TELECOMS ARE helping customers connect to family and friends in Ukraine by waiving charges for calls and texts from Canada to Ukraine, and in some cases they are waiving roaming charges for customers currently in Ukraine as well.
Companies that have made such announcements include:
Sasktel announced today it will automatically waive long-distance charges for its wireless, landline, and business calls from Canada to Ukraine, international text messaging fees for texts sent from Canada to Ukraine, and roaming charges for calls, text and data overages for its customers who are currently in Ukraine.
Cogeco tweeted today it is waiving…
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TORONTO – Distributel and Primus Communications, which was acquired by Distributel in 2021, today announced they are waiving all home phone long-distance charges for calls to Ukraine until March 31, 2022.
“The news of what is happening in Ukraine has touched all of us at Distributel. We are committed to doing what we can to help all those who need to reach their loved ones during this time of need,” said Brad Fisher, chief revenue officer at Distributel, in a press release. “We will always strive to do what’s right and help our customers where we can.”
Yesterday, several companies…
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MONTREAL – Bell Canada today announced it will, effective immediately, “be waiving all Home Phone and consumer Mobility Postpaid Long Distance charges for calls from Canada to Ukraine until March 31, 2022,” according to a tweet from its @Bell_Support Twitter account.
“This will be applied automatically,” the tweet says.
This applies to the company’s flanker brand Virgin Plus as well. The @VirginPlus Twitter account sent out the same tweet as @Bell_Support.
Throughout the day, Rogers, Telus and Videotron made similar announcements.
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today it is waiving long-distance and SMS charges to Ukraine effective immediately, until March 31, 2022 for Rogers, Fido and chatr customers.
With the intention of helping “Canadians stay connected to loved ones,” the company is also temporarily waiving roaming charges for its customers currently in Ukraine, its website says.
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Company continues wait for the right MVNO conditions, decision on Shaw’s Freedom
MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. today reported its fourth quarter and full year financial results for 2021, which show revenue increased 3.2% and 5.5% respectively compared to the same periods in 2020.
For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021, Quebecor’s revenues were $1.2 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the same quarter of 2020. For the full year, revenues were $4.6 billion, an increase from $4.3 billion in 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5.3% in Q4 2021 to $498.8 million. For the full year 2021, adjusted EBITDA increased 1.1% to $2…
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LONDON, U.K. — In its latest comparison of the 5G experience across Canada’s three national carriers, U.K.-based mobile analytics company Opensignal finds Rogers Communications remains ahead of competitors Bell and Telus in overall 5G experience.
According to its 5G Mobile Experience Awards included in its Canada 5G Experience Report, February 2022 (please see chart above), Rogers is the outright winner of Opensignal’s awards for 5G availability, 5G games experience and 5G upload speed. Rogers is also a joint winner with Bell for the 5G reach award, and a joint winner with Telus for 5G voice app experience.
The remaining two…
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MONTREAL — Music service provider and broadcaster Stingray announced today a partnership with TikTok to launch TikTok Radio on Stingray Music on TV, web and mobile platforms, starting today in the United States and tomorrow in Canada.
“Listeners will enjoy hearing music the TikTok community loves, including viral hits, throwbacks, and songs from the next generation of rising stars. To truly reflect the TikTok experience, the channel will also feature trending sounds and introductions from some of TikTok’s popular artists and creators,” reads a Stingray press release.
The curated TikTok Radio channel “will be refreshed several times a week with songs…
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TORONTO — Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media company, today announced several appointments as part of the production company’s continued expansion in North America.
Betty Orr (above, left) has been appointed to senior vice-president of production, Pam McNair (centre) is now a production executive, and Elizabeth St. Philip (right) is now a senior producer at Saloon Media.
“These personnel moves will see Orr take on an expanded executive role, and bring McNair and St. Philip, who have worked with the company on award-winning projects, including Canada’s Drag Race and 9/11 Kids respectively, to the production team in a full-time capacity,” reads a press release announcing…
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Telus claims Videotron subsidiary propped up to get western Canadian 5G licenses
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Telus argued in federal court earlier today a Videotron subsidiary in western Canada was propped up to qualify it for a slice of 5G spectrum outside of its home territory.
Fibrenoire, the subsidiary used by Videotron to qualify for a piece of 3.5 GHz spectrum that was set-aside for smaller bidders last summer, was not actively providing telecommunications services when it won the licenses that will allow the Quebec-based telecom to set up mobile wireless infrastructure in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, Telus told the…
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