IF THERE’S ONE THING distributors don’t like, it’s being told what to do by the CRTC. As we saw during the April hearings into broadcast distribution undertaking and specialty service... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Bell Canada’s sassy buck-toothed duo, Frank and Gordon the beavers, may have been euthanized this week, but they sure worked hard the last quarter.Bell Canada Enterprises (which is... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications today launched an unusual new TV channel entitled The Frame, a 24-hour high definition, commercial-free photographic art service showcasing visual imagery from artists and photographers worldwide.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), based at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, has asked the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to open... Continue Reading
CHICAGO – With 33% market share in the Winnipeg TV market, MTS Allstream is ready to take its MTS TV service to other areas of the province. The company’s consumer... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Finally, after nearly two months of bidding, involving 331 rounds, Canada's auction of wireless spectrum ended today, but is merely the first wave of change that will transform... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A review of broadcasting in new media is utterly unnecessary, says an unprecedented joint submission to the CRTC by Canada’s largest Internet service providers. Friday was the deadline... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Sounding not unlike the advice sometimes given in its namesake magazine (er, not that we’d know for sure…) Corus Entertainment CEO John Cassaday said he isn’t willing to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Claiming he has a duty to protect the public from new texting fees (!), Industry Minister Jim Prentice has called the CEOs of Bell and Telus to his... Continue Reading
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – A few locals banded together with some employees worried about losing their jobs in an attempt to have a vote on the proposed $46 million sale... Continue Reading