GATINEAU – After last week receiving a letter from third party internet access providers which said new install practices being instituted by incumbent network operators to protect people from Covid-19 were onerous and preventing new customers from being connected, the CRTC sent a letter back urging everyone to, well, work it out.
TekSavvy and the Canadian Network Operators Consortium filed a letter to the CRTC asking it to investigate how the incumbent ISPs are prioritizing their own customers for installs, repairs and maintenance during the coronavirus pandemic. Since the resellers use the incumbents’ network capacity, they also rely on…
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TORONTO — Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) has added more dates to its spring webinar series, with many of the presentations focusing on strategies to face the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis.
All webinars take place from noon-1 p.m. ET. Recordings will be available to WCT members on the organization’s website.
The X factor: Why the world needs more women leaders — Thursday, April 23
Katherine Emberly, president of business, brand and communications at Shaw Communications, will share her view of the power and the imperative of women’s leadership.
Find your pleasure: The art of living a more joyful life —…
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By Ahmad Hathout
THE CANADIAN NETWORK OPERATORS Consortium (CNOC) is facing fresh denials from some incumbents to a request by the organization to lift certain network restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis.
The three-part ask from CNOC, which represents smaller third party internet access operators that rent part of the network of the larger providers, includes a lifting of capacity restraints free-of-charge, expedited network augmentations through more physical interconnections, and wholesale payment term flexibility of 60 additional days to help support customers who are unable to pay on time.
The letter was sent over the course of the past couple of weeks to…
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By Greg O’Brien
TORONTO – With all pro and amateur sports currently shelved due to the Covid-19 crisis, TSN and Sportsnet programmers have been pulling out all the stops to try and keep fans happy.
They have scrambled and continue to work hard to fill hundreds of hours of airtime with older, or “classic” games, recorded best-of or blooper shows, previously unaired programming like strongman competitions, esports, some experiments in new programming and talk shows and other regular programming now done at hosts homes (Ed note: We enjoyed the 1980 NHL All-Star game – Wayne Gretzky’s first and…
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VICTORIA – Top musical talent from Vancouver Island will join forces Friday at 8 p.m. to help raise funds for Islanders who are most in need during the Covid-19 pandemic on independent broadcaster CHEK.
Rock for Relief will feature performances by David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Randy and Tal Bachman, the Tenors, Trevor Guthrie, and current American Idol contestant Lauren Spencer-Smith from Nanaimo, as well as local favourites Jesse Roper, Carmanah, Aaron Pritchett, Kathryn Calder and many others.
Plus, there will be special appearances by Steve Nash, Silken Laumann, Rick Hansen, Jim Treliving and other notables. The program will be hosted…
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VICTORIA, B.C. — In its latest Couch Potato reports, the Convergence Research Group estimates Canadian OTT service access revenue grew substantially in 2019, while cable, telco and satellite TV access declined last year.
Over the same period, Convergence estimates Canadian residential broadband subscriber additions in 2019 were the highest yearly additions in more than a decade. On the wireless side, Convergence estimates Canadian wireless service ARPU declined only slightly in 2019.
Looking more deeply at the data in its The Battle for the Canadian Couch Potato: OTT and TV, April 2020 report, based on 43 OTT services (more than 30…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications today announced due to the “extraordinary and unpredictable conditions created by the Covid-19 pandemic,” it has been forced to temporarily furlough about 10% of its employees starting Thursday, April 16.
This is about 1,000 people and will largely come from those working in retail and sales roles across the company, says the announcement. Most Shaw and Freedom Mobile stores are currently closed due to the coronavirus crisis.
“Government leaders across the country have taken significant and necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of Canadians and to limit the spread of the virus. These measures have…
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By Greg O’Brien
CALGARY – “To say that the events over the last several weeks have been extremely challenging would be an understatement, both professionally and personally,” Shaw Communications CEO Brad Shaw said today kicking off the company’s second quarter conference call with financial analysts.
Of course, the call wasn’t really about the company’s fiscal quarter, which ended February 29th, but more about what has happened since then with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its fallout.
“We want to express our deepest gratitude to those standing on the front lines doing their very best day in and day out,” Shaw added, singling…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment today announced the launch of #CanadaTogether, a national initiative aimed to help inspire, educate and engage Canadians as we band together during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to providing a trusted source of information and tools, #CanadaTogether will shine a light on the “incredible contributions and acts of kindness that businesses and individuals are making in the face of this pandemic, as Canadians demonstrate their remarkable ability to come together through this crisis,” says the broadcaster.
The initiative begins today with broadcast and social spots featuring a chorus of Canadian voices coming together to thank…
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TORONTO – Women in Communications and Technology said today its spring webinar series continues on Thursday April 23 with The X Factor: Why the World Needs More Women Leaders, which will be presented by Katherine Emberly, president, business, brand and communications at Shaw Communications.
“For most of us, our work lives look a bit different than they did just a few weeks ago. Chances are you are working from home, finding new ways to structure your day and be productive while isolated. Drawing on the talents of the many remarkable and inspiring women in our community, we are offering a…
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