OTTAWA – Despite the CRTC's announcement today that it has deregulated the local telephony market in Fort McMurray, Alberta – where resident have been among the keenest adopters of cable... Continue Reading
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada’s digital specialty channel BITE Television has been nominated for an international Emmy in the Interactive Channel category. BITE Television’s content consists of user-generated, acquired and in-house... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Vancouver-based Broadbandtv (BBTV) has inked a deal to provide on-demand television and movie content to Telus Corp for its IPTV service, Telus TV, and its other distribution services,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – In conjunction with Telus Corp., Amp’d Mobile, the youth-targeted mobile entertainment provider, launched in Canada this month. The company offers a series of plans that provide voice and... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. will plant a tree for every wireless customer who signs up for online billing and cancels their paper bill, and for anyone who comes into a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has launched a public proceeding to set out rules regarding the installation of a network interconnection device (NID) when the incumbent local exchange carrier’s (ILEC) network... Continue Reading
THE SESSION ON WHAT TV distributors think of content and its changing place in their business plans was a popular session at the Canadian Film and TV Producers Association annual... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A new mobile video clips service is now available to customers of Rogers Wireless, Telus, and Bell Mobility from Score Media. It will also be available on Amp'd... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Second quarter subscriber numbers released by Canadian Satellite Radio says XM Canada had 237,500 subscribers at the end of February. And, "in an effort to align our definitions... Continue Reading
CANADA'S BIG THREE wireless carriers have been repeatedly quick to say that they expect a minimal impact on their businesses when wireless number portability takes effect on March 14th. The... Continue Reading