Videotron to launch illico+ subscription service, combining Club illico and Vrai
Quebecor’s Videotron announced Tuesday it is consolidating its French-language content offerings Club illico and Vrai into a single subscription video-on-demand platform, illico+, which will launch Oct. 23. Providing a seamless transition for […]
Telefilm Canada invests $4.8M in five big-budget projects in the English market
Telefilm Canada announced Tuesday it has committed $4.8 million to fund five projects from the English market under its Production Program, part of its second round of decisions in the big budget stream […]
Telus Esports Series partners with Android to bring tournament to gamers across North America
Telus announced Tuesday, in partnership with Android, it is opening the fourth edition of its Telus Esports Series tournament to gamers across North America for the first time. Happening this fall, Telus […]
Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron and Freedom Mobile
Quebecor announced Monday two members of its management team have been appointed to new positions at subsidiary Videotron and Freedom Mobile. Effective Monday, Jean-François Lescadres becomes senior vice president and chief financial […]
CRTC won’t consider Rogers request for interim speed-matching exemption on gigabit services until tariffs are filed
CRTC staff said in a letter last week to Rogers that it is suspending consideration of the cable company’s Part 1 application for an immediate temporary stay of the speed-matching requirement for its recently […]
CRTC approves reallocation of funding for Northwestel to rebuild wildfire-damaged fibre network in NWT
The CRTC on Monday approved on an exceptional basis a request from Northwestel Inc. to use a portion of the Broadband Fund funding previously allocated to its fibre project in Northwest Territories […]
Rogers did not know Warner Bros. had non-compete covenant from Bell agreement, affidavit reveals
Rogers busines rep says it wouldn’t have entered into a major licensing deal if representations were not accurate By Ahmad Hathout Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) allegedly failed to disclose to […]
Telefilm Canada commits $4.9M in funding to 21 feature-length documentaries
Telefilm Canada announced last week an investment of $4.9 million in 21 feature-length documentaries under its Theatrical Documentary Program. The documentaries selected for funding include six titles from the French market and 15 […]
Telus PureFibre coming to Doig River First Nation in B.C.
Telus and Doig River First Nation, in partnership with All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO), the governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the Northern Development Initiative Trust, last week announced ground has […]
Nearly 80 per cent of Canadian anglo households subscribe to SVOD services: MTM report
Nearly four out of five anglophone households (78 per cent) and more than seven out of 10 francophone households (72 per cent) in Canada subscribe to at least one subscription […]