LONDON, ON – The Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre is the first hospital in southwestern Ontario to launch an innovative social networking tool that helps its young hospital inpatients stay connected to their families, friends and school.
The Children’s Hospital, together with Kids’ Health Links Foundation, Children’s Health Foundation and Telus Health, today announced the launch of Upopolis, a secure social network designed for children receiving care in hospitals.
Upopolis provides familiar features of social networking, such as personal profiles, micro-blogging, instant chat, group chats, multiple photo uploading and…
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TORONTO – With outgoing Wind Canada CEO Tony Lacavera having told Cartt.ca that he loves auction rules set by Industry Canada because it shows the federal government is committed to seeing a fourth national wireless player emerge strongly, Bay Street is now wondering if Lacavera’s former backer, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, will risk diving deeper into the Canadian wireless market.
Scotia Capital analyst Jeff Fan wrote in a research note to clients last week that there are numerous reasons not to invest in the Canadian wireless market, yet…
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GATINEAU – Wireless industry stakeholders are still at loggerheads over a number of issues pertaining to a wireless code of conduct. They include three-year contracts, the co-existence of the code with provincial consumer protection legislation and notifications of data and fee caps, among others.
On these matters, the Big Three – Bell Canada, Rogers Communications and Telus – remain united. They all agree that banning three-year contracts as has been suggested by some consumer advocates and the new entrants isn’t necessary given the clear language on earlier termination fees (ETF).
The ETF formula, in conjunction with the unlocking and cancelation policies,…
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TORONTO – Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) has announced two new appointments to the organization; Joanne Stanley as executive director, and Janice McDonald as new board chair.
Stanley brings more than a decade of experience leading not for profit organizations, most recently as co-founder and executive director of Canadian Women in Technology. Prior to that, Stanley held senior positions at the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Bell. For the past six months, she has been working with the CWC as special advisor, strategy and technology sectors, as the organization expands its focus in the technology and digital arena.
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OTTAWA – While most Canadians receive TV from cable or satellite, an increasing number are either switching to telco-provided services or tuning out altogether, according to new reports from Media Television Monitor.
Many consumers are embracing telco TV, or digital TV received via telephone company (also known as IPTV) services from the likes of Telus’ Optik and Bell’s Fibe. Some 14% of Anglophone Canadians now subscribe to a telco TV service, and this growth has largely been at the expense of cable and satellite TV services. Western Canada has adopted Telco TV the fastest due to Telus’…
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TORONTO – The comedy specialty channel Bite TV has rebranded with a new look to reposition the channel to a core demo of 18-49 year old males.
The new look, which is being rolled out on-air, online and in campaign elements, introduces a redesigned logo and two new core colours: a golden yellow and eggplant purple. The new logo design emulates a typewriter feel that was meant to speak to the creative process of comedy and comedy writing. As well, key imagery from Bite’s programming is presented in black and white with key elements…
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OTTAWA – Despite the promise of cheaper and more widespread 4G services, Canadian cellphone customers are unlikely to see any real benefit from the 700 MHz auction to be held later this year says consumer rights group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). Industry Minister Christian Paradis officially outlined on Thursday the final regulations for the eagerly awaited spectrum auction.
While Paradis ensured “at least four providers in every region can acquire spectrum in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction,” PIAC claims there have been no substantive changes to the upcoming auction rules to…
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OTTAWA – Recycle My Cell, a national recycling program for mobile phones and accessories, announced today the winners of the third annual Recycle My Cell Student Challenge. Held again in partnership with Waste Reduction Week in Canada, the challenge saw Canadian students from kindergarten to post-secondary collecting as many old wireless devices as possible, including cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDAs, pagers, accessories and cell phone batteries.
The Challenge took place from October 15 to November 15, 2012, with 131 schools across Canada participating. A total of 4,260 cell phones were collected through the…
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TORONTO – Astral Out-of-Home is mixing together artists and marketers and encouraging them to “show their colours” by providing a “playground” called Face/Ad/Blog where they can share industry knowledge. The new online resource and corresponding Twitter and Facebook assets showcase bold and cutting-edge projects.
The new online platform not only brings together artists, photographers, designers, architects and “some of the most ingenious minds in advertising and marketing,” but also offers “infinite possibilities to create inspiration” says Astral. The platform will highlight great examples of creativity from across the country, and shares the industry knowledge…
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TORONTO – You only have two days remaining to lock in the early-bird rate by registering for The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
For three days, the leadership of the telecom, broadcast & IT industries will converge at the Toronto Congress Centre from June 3-5 to discuss the key issues and trends that will impact this critical sector of the economy. Join more than 500 of your peers, partners, suppliers, policy makers, regulators, customers and competitors at the 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit.
Now in its 12th year, the summit is the place for Canada's…
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