OTTAWA – A number of Canada’s independent cable operators have balked at signing a new omnibus carriage agreement for the up-to 30 specialty channels owned by Bell Media and instead... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada in Punjabi is returning for its third season starting December 10. Thanks to sponsorship support from Chevrolet Canada, two games will be available... Continue Reading
TORONTO - SOCAN appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada this week to represent the interests of Canadian music creators and publishers in three copyright cases related to the use... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Government and regulatory bodies need to be mindful of the impact its policies, or a lack thereof, can have on small media and communications companies, said a panel... Continue Reading
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT relaxes foreign investment regulations for the telecom sector and sets out the rules for the 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction (there’s widespread hope Industry Minister Christian... Continue Reading
TORONTO – With subscriber additions at Wind Mobile, Public Mobile and Mobilicity well below what many had hoped, is the model failing? That’s what Canaccord Genuity telecom analyst Dvai Ghose... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Grassroots youth-focused charities in the Ottawa region received a $400,000 financial boost from the Telus Ottawa Community Board this year. The Board has supported 29 local organizations that... Continue Reading
LAST YEAR AT THIS time, Kevin Crull was into week three of his transition from long-time telecom executive to the leader of the largest Canadian broadcasting company.Now president of Bell... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Hollywood Suite has finalized a number of distribution agreements in advance of the Monday launch of its four new HD movie services. According to the independent broadcaster’s newly... Continue Reading
TORONTO – While the overall number of IT security attacks are dropping, the rise of mobile computing and the growing sophistication of attacks are posing a new threat, according to the... Continue Reading
