VANCOUVER — Ahead of Pink Shirt Day tomorrow, Telus Communications today announced the premiere of its first short animated children’s film, Skookum and Chums, which explores the importance of inclusivity and anti-bullying.
Produced with the support of Telus, the 11-minute animated film (pictured above) features Skookum, a flying turtle, who takes their animal friends on a trip into a magical forest.
“As a proud member of the Huron-Wendake Nation, filmmaker Fred Di Blasio took inspiration from his Indigenous heritage and identifies with the turtle as a bringer of insight and wisdom to children,” explains a Telus press release.
This short film “is…
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SEATTLE — The fibre offerings from Bell and Telus far outperform all other fixed broadband providers combined at the provincial level and in major Canadian cities, according to a recent report from Seattle-based fixed broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla.
The report uses new data from Speedtest Intelligence for Canada during Q4 2021 to analyze the speed advantage of fibre compared to other fixed broadband technologies such as DSL.
As Bell and Telus serve different parts of the country with their fibre offerings, Ookla “analyzed each province with an eye to how much faster the relevant fiber provider’s offerings…
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TORONTO — Just in time for Family Day weekend, WildBrain Television announced it will premiere three new exclusive series during its upcoming free preview across WildBrain’s entire English network, which includes Family Channel and Family Jr.
The freeview runs from Feb. 18 to March 31 for all Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Telus, Eastlink and Cogeco subscribers, and from March 1-31 for Videotron subscribers.
On Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy will premiere exclusively in Canada on Family Jr. Commissioned by WildBrain in July 2021, this 26-episode cabaret-style show is hosted by Toronto…
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VANCOUVER — Magnify Digital, a Vancouver-based digital marketing and audience analytics company, announced today it is renewing its Audience Development Pilot Project with Bell Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund and Telus Fund.
The three independent production funders first announced their support for Magnify Digital’s pilot project in April 2021.
“Using Magnify’s first-of-its-kind audience analytics platform ViewerCentric, the project will help Canadian producers collect data to increase discoverability of their content and drive success,” reads a press release.
“We are thrilled to advance this important collaboration to help producers and media businesses build audiences. ViewerCentric is growing in terms of its features, database…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC today dismissed an undue preference and undue disadvantage complaint from Telus against TLN Media Group.
The complaint was made in July 2020. Telus was seeking to distribute some of TLN Media Group’s third-language services, however, “the parties have been engaging in challenging negotiations,” the CRTC’s decision says.
Under the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, Telus must carry one Canadian third-language service for every non-Canadian third-language service it offers. If possible, the services are supposed to be in the same principal language.
Telus previously carried TLN, which had Italian-language programming, to meet this requirement, however the programming service became an…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today its fourth quarter 2021 results, which reports approximately $4.9 billion in consolidated operating revenues and other income for the quarter ended Dec. 31 – a 20% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
This was partly due to a $410 million pre-tax gain from the sale of its financial solutions business, excluding which the increase to Telus’ operating revenues and other income for Q4 2021 would have been 9.9%, according to a press release.
The company also reported adjusted EBITDA increased 7.6% to $1.5 billion in Q4 2021 compared to the same quarter the…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Should Northwestel (NWTel) be able to lower its Internet access rates? Intuitively, considering its rates are exceedingly high, we would be inclined to say yes but … it is not that simple.
As NWTel reminds us in its application to the CRTC in December 2021, “We are the only company in Canada to have retail rate regulation of our Internet services.”
BCE owned NWTel, which serves Canada’s North, is regulated differently than other telecom companies – a reflection its own specific circumstances.
Because of the high cost of providing service, it receives significant subsidies from southern telcos but is…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today it is partnering with Google Cloud and NXN Digital “to deliver the next-generation of sustainable, efficient, secure, and innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that will empower businesses, communities, and their residents through a vast ecosystem of people-first solutions,” a Telus press release says.
NXN Digital is a Dubai-based smart digital services provider with a Canadian office in Laval, Quebec.
“This strategic alignment is combining the strength and speed of Telus’ leading networks with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and data analytics, and NXN Digital’s ‘smart city as a service’ platform, to enable cities and districts of…
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RIMOUSKI, Que. — Following the launch of its Internet for Good for Seniors program in British Columbia and Alberta last month, Telus Communications announced today low-income seniors in Quebec receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) now have access to the company’s high-speed Internet service starting at $9.95 per month.
Internet for Good for Seniors expands on Telus’s Internet for Good program, which was first launched in Quebec in 2018 and is currently available to 45,000 low-income families and people living with disabilities in Quebec.
Now, more than 30,000 eligible low-income seniors in the greater Quebec City region, Eastern Quebec and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications today reaffirmed its goals to address some of “the most pressing social challenges” facing Canadian communities today and in the future.
Drawing on its “let’s make the future friendly together” branding message, Telus wants to “inspire Canadians, customers, team members, and retirees across the country to join us in creating a friendlier future for generations to come by continuing to use our technology and human compassion to help make the world a better place,” according to a Telus press release.
Specifically, Telus is setting out the following social purpose goals:
Let’s make healthcare more accessible by providing…
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