TORONTO – Canadians may soon be able to send and receive money using their mobile phone, thanks to a new application called Zoompass.Launched Monday by mobile commerce company EnStream, Zoompass... Continue Reading
BANFF – Home Box Office’s (HBO) John Adams was the big winner on Monday as it picked up the Grand Jury Prize as the best of the best – as... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Telus has named François Côté to the position of executive vice president and president of both Telus Québec and Telus Health Solutions, and Karen Radford as the president... Continue Reading
OTTAWA, MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – The telco industry is continuing in its efforts to make its business ‘greener’. During last week’s ‘Environment Week’, both Telus and Fido made announcements to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and GATINEAU – Reaction to the CRTC’s broadcasting in new media report has been swift, and predictably, mixed. The news that the Commission will continue to exempt new media... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Former Canadian Association of Broadcasters exec Jay Thomson has launched a consulting company offering strategic communications policy and regulatory advice. Jay Communications Consulting will focus on Internet, broadcasting... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for input on whether it may conduct Canadian ownership and control reviews on a public basis, as opposed to a confidential basis, in certain... Continue Reading
ABOUT YOUR EDITORS’ NOTE on negotiating a fee rather than imposing a tax (in the story "Heritage Committee: Von Finckenstein wants to let broadcasters and distributors negotiate a fee"). It’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Huge cuts in expenses and employees and the adding of a new retail division were just a couple of major moves undertaken by Bell Canada over the past... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers, Bell, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) have banded together to file a complaint with the CRTC alleging that CTV has violated the... Continue Reading