GATINEAU – Leave it to the mavericks at Shaw Communications to best articulate how carriers feel about granting analog channels preferred status once digital migration occurs. In its intervention, which... Continue Reading
THE SESSION ON WHAT TV distributors think of content and its changing place in their business plans was a popular session at the Canadian Film and TV Producers Association annual... Continue Reading
CALGARY – DTH provider Star Choice said today it is launching the World Fishing Network, GolTV, and five new high definition channels. On March 15, 2007, WFN and Gol will... Continue Reading
ENTITLED "BDU CONTENT Strategies: Can Cable and Phone Companies Do Their Own Thing?", the session on what TV distributors think of content and its changing place in their business plans... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications launched its voice over IP services, Shaw Digital Phone and Shaw Digital Phone Lite, in Vernon, B.C., this week. The service includes local phone service, popular... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – With two major crises reaching public climaxes just before Canadian film, TV and new media producers gathered here for their annual Prime Time conference last week, the event... Continue Reading
TORONTO – At least one prominent financial analyst has serious doubts about the proposed purchase of Standard Radio by Astral Media. In a research note published Monday, BMO Capital Markets... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications said today it has begun offering Shaw Digital Phone and Shaw Digital Phone Lite to residents in Penticton, British Columbia. "Shaw Digital Phone is currently available... Continue Reading
TORONTO – After over a month of uncertainty and facing a serious funding shortfall, the Canadian Television Fund said today it welcomes the CRTC Task Force on TV production funding.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Saying he is "sufficiently assured" that change is in the works with the Canadian Television Fund, Jim Shaw told the Standing Committee of Canadian Heritage this morning "we... Continue Reading