GATINEAU – “Contrary to the assertions of some parties, there is simply no problem to solve when it comes to Canadian broadband.” Those comments from Ted Woodhead, senior VP of federal government and regulatory affairs at Telus Communications, during the company’s reply on Wednesday pretty much sum up the views of all the major incumbent ISPs when it comes to wholesale broadband access regulations which the CRTC has under review.
The big players have argued throughout the hearing that competition is alive and well in retail Internet access markets between the cable and telephone companies, and any decision that grants…
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TORONTO – Launching next Thursday for customers of Bell, Telus, Bell Aliant and EastLink is the traditional TV industry’s latest salvo in the battle to retain customers by providing more content to television subscribers on more devices at any time.
This morning at the Bell TIFF Lightbox, the company officially revealed CraveTV, a $4-a-month service which will give subscribers to a traditional TV package access to more than 10,000 hours of content on their handsets, tablets, PCs and their regular set top boxes. It will also be available soon on other platforms such as AppleTV, Chromecast and Xbox.
Costing…
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IROQUOIS, ON – Ross Video has promoted Shawn Snider to marketing product manager for its Inception Newsroom Computer System, Streamline Media Asset Management, and EZ Prompt Teleprompter solutions.
Snider, pictured, has been with Ross Video since 2007, where he started as a developer for the company’s OverDrive Automated Production Control System, and quickly rose to become an integral part of the company’s software design team.
“The market response to Inception News has exceeded our expectations and it is time to expand our product marketing team to…
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GATINEAU – Cogeco Cable says it doesn’t need to be all or nothing when it comes to regulating wholesale access to incumbent broadband facilities. The company told the CRTC Thursday morning that establishing a framework which encourages negotiation while providing a reference rate as a backstop could help stimulate more wholesale competition.
“We’re proposing something that will actually help the markets move from a current situation with regulation to a completely deregulated market. We think we need some steps along the way so that’s why we’re proposing this approach,“ said Philippe Jetté, senior VP of technology and strategy…
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TORONTO – When the Xbox 360 app for Rogers/Shaw’s shomi subscription video-on-demand service is launched next week, it will be thanks largely to Digiflare, a Toronto-based TV Everywhere app developer.
Digiflare has been working with the shomi project team for the last several months on the design and implementation of the shomi Xbox 360 application, expected to be officially launched on Dec. 2. Digiflare also contributed previously to the front-end design and implementation of the shomi.com website launched in early November and is working currently on a Chromecast app, which as of yet has no announced release date.
“From our standpoint,…
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TORONTO – Once viewers are convinced to try the various TV Everywhere platforms being made available by carriers and broadcasters, keeping them engaged with great content and a seamless user experience reduces subscriber churn and leads towards making a profit from the significant investments that broadcasters have made in TVE apps and services.
A panel moderated by Cartt.ca’s Greg O’Brien at the CTAM Canada Broadcaster Forum held Wednesday at Toronto's Sony Centre saw experts from Vidéotron, Corus Entertainment and the CBC offered insight into their organizations’ current TVE services, while TVE platform experts from U.S. technology providers Accedo…
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TORONTO – TV programmers and BDUs should consider their TV Everywhere offerings as a way to retain paid TV subscribers, in the face of increasing consumer use of OTT services and the continuing trend toward channel-trimming and cable-cutting.
That was the consensus among broadcasting industry experts who spoke at CTAM Canada’s 2014 Broadcaster Forum, held on Wednesday at the Sony Centre in downtown Toronto. More than 250 were in attendance.
Gord Hendren, president and CEO of Charlton Strategic Research in Toronto, presented research done earlier this year which indicates the vast majority of paid TV subscribers are very likely…
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TORONTO – With statistics continuing to be dismal regarding the number of women in senior management positions in Canadian businesses, Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) is hoping its Protégé Project will give a well-needed career boost to executive-minded women in the communications, media and technology industries.
WCT announced Wednesday it has begun to accept applications for the Protégé Project, which was created in partnership with Shaw Communications and non-profit organization Catalyst Canada. The idea of the Protégé Project is to match senior women executives with C-level executives who will act as sponsors, providing networking opportunities to help…
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OTTAWA – Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) is now accepting applications for The Protégé Project, a pioneering new program designed to spur female leadership in Canada’s communications, media and technology sectors.
A partnership with Shaw Communications and global non-profit organization Catalyst Canada, The Protégé Project will see fast-tracking senior women executives matched with powerful sponsors who will give them a leg-up to the industry’s top decision-making positions and a direct line to influence innovation in the digital economy.
Communications, media and technology companies acknowledge that their boards and senior management ranks are falling far short when it comes to welcoming women,…
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TORONTO – Members of the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) voted 73.7% in favour of joining the United Steelworkers (USW) in a referendum vote counted Friday.
The TWU represents 12,000 members across Canada who work for telecommunications companies including Telus and Shaw Communications, as well as employers in related telecommunications sectors. The USW is a diverse private-sector union with 225,000 members working in every region and sector in Canada.
The merger agreement takes formal effect on January 1, 2015, but both unions said that they will kick off joint activities immediately. The agreement includes strong, mutual commitments around collective bargaining, education, organizing…
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