GATINEAU – Maybe it’s not so bad yet, after all…
The CRTC on Thursday released three different documents breaking down the 2016 results from conventional broadcast, discretionary and on demand, and broadcast distribution undertaking sectors of the Canadian TV business.
The numbers are all almost a year old (filed by the regulated companies at the end of the regulatory broadcast year, August 31, 2016) – so bear that in mind when perusing these highlights. Also, these figures do not include any revenue from broadband, telephony or wireless streams. (As well, the Commission told us the breakdown for…
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Plus, DAZN has a big job to do and very little time
VARIOUS ‘SUPER SPORTS’ PACKAGES have quietly been pulled or are being rendered anew by Canadian TV carriers with the announcement last week they will no longer contain NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Red Zone.
Both Sunday Ticket (every single NFL game, no matter what) and Red Zone (all the games’ action when the team are inside their opponent’s 20-yard line) have been on offer to NFL fanatics from TV carriers for years, since Rogers originally tried to bring it north as an exclusive more than a decade ago.
Since the…
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TORONTO – While older Canadians are the most likely to benefit from digital health technology, they are also the least likely to adopt it, says a new study commissioned by Telus Health.
According to the survey, Canadians in the baby boomer (52+) and greatest generation (age 71+) categories reported they were the most likely to access a healthcare provider (78%). However, while 58% in this demographic agreed that digital health tools would help them connect with their healthcare provider, this group ranked the lowest to use them (20%). Further, Canadians 52+ are 10% less likely than younger generations to agree…
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NEW YORK – Media company ZoneTV is readying a suite of customizable linear TV channels that it says will launch this fall.
The start-up announced a partnership with video monetization technology and services provider Ooyala and Microsoft that will see it curate some 6,000 hours of licensed digital-first content into specialized channels for pay-TV subscribers called ZoneTV Dynamic Channels.
The result is a new cable/satellite content category that offers a personal user experience blending the convenience of linear viewing with the flexibility of on-demand programming in a highly personalized viewing experience, with genres that include kid’s programming, fitness, cooking,…
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VANCOUVER and NEW YORK – Telus has tapped U.S. content-management service provider Mediamorph to help streamline its contract management and programmer fee calculations in Canada’s à la carte TV ecosystem.
Mediamorph said that it’s cloud-based content-orchestration and financial-processing platform brings together contract, financial, and rights information in a single platform to help customers better understand content value, optimize how content is used, and provide value and optimal outcomes for consumers.
“Telus is committed to offering our customers the most compelling and flexible content packaging and pricing options available so they can choose how best to experience their favourite entertainment,” said…
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OTTAWA – On Tuesday morning, the federal government will name former Telesat and Telus executive Ian Scott as chairman of the CRTC, Cartt.ca has learned. (Scott is pictured in a screen cap from cpac.ca during 2016's basic services objective hearing.)
As well, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada legal counsel Caroline Simard will be named vice-chair, broadcasting. Both will assume their new duties and begin their five-year terms in September.
CRTC senior legal counsel Christianne Laizner will also be named interim vice-chair telecom, effective immediately, filling the slot left open by Peter Menzies’ departure last week to…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved some, but not all, of Telus’ ideas on how the telco should use the remaining $1.34 million of its deferral account funds to improve access to mobile wireless telecommunications services for persons with disabilities.
The Commission said Monday in Telecom Decision 2017-252 that Telus' initiatives will increase access to accessible wireless handsets for Canadians with disabilities, as well as provide them with the product information necessary to make informed selections of wireless products and services.
The decision comes after a proceeding last year when Telus was asked to show cause why it should not be…
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MONTREAL – Half of Montreal’s metro is now plugged into an LTE mobile network, and the project is proceeding on schedule, according to the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).
With 34 out of 68 stations now connected, passengers have complete mobile connectivity between the Côte-Vertu and Mont-Royal stations on the orange line, between Beaudry and Lionel-Groulx on the green line, between Snowdon and Acadie on the blue line, and on the entire yellow line.
Deployment efforts for the second half of 2017 will be concentrated on stations to the north of Mont-Royal and will complete the blue line up to…
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TORONTO – Telus is offering Canadian businesses a new cloud-based call-handling solution for smartphones and tablets.
In tandem with enterprise cloud communication and collaboration solutions provider RingCentral Inc., Telus said Thursday that Telus Business Connect Mobile makes the features of an enterprise-grade PBX phone system available on smartphones and tablets, eliminating the need for a landline or expensive on-premise equipment.
This solution is designed to drive productivity and cost savings for businesses of any size with mobile or remote workforces through features including:
– an easy setup and an administrative self-serve web tool;
– an auto-attendant feature to answer every call…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is test driving a new pilot project with B.C.-based mobile app company eBrake Technologies to help curtail distracted driving.
eBrake is a new, Canadian-made mobile innovation for Android and iOS smartphones that completely blocks a driver from using their device while driving, but grants passengers unrestricted use. When it detects vehicle-related motion, the software-based solution locks any device it is installed on and blocks incoming notifications. To unlock the device, the user must complete eBrake's patent pending Passenger Unlock Test, something a driver cannot complete while driving. It is this test, continues the news release, that…
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