Federal government honours national historic significance of early commercial radio
MONTRÉAL — Early commercial radio broadcasting in Canada, during the period from 1918-1932, has been commemorated as a national historic event today by Steven Guilbeault, minister of environment and climate […]
CRTC considers licence applications for Stingray HITS, new Quebec-based Indigenous FM radio station
OTTAWA – The CRTC today announced it will hold a hearing Nov. 18, 2022, at 11 a.m. to consider applications from Stingray Group Inc. and Douglas Martin (on behalf of […]
Bell Fibe Gigabit 8.0 launches in Toronto
MONTREAL — Bell announced today availability of Bell Fibe Gigabit 8.0, offering symmetrical download and upload speeds of 8 Gbps, in eligible areas of Toronto. In addition, the new Bell […]
Rogers/Shaw: Heritage minister expresses confidence local news will be fine if merger approved
OTTAWA – In a response last week to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage’s May 2022 report on the impact of the proposed merger of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications […]
ISED denies application for Telus to acquire spectrum from Xplore Mobile (UPDATED)
OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) last week refused an application for spectrum licences in Manitoba to be transferred from Xplore Mobile Inc. to Telus Communications. The […]
Beverley Shenken appointed chief content officer of ZoomerMedia’s TV division
TORONTO — ZoomerMedia Limited announced today Beverley Shenken (above) has been promoted to the role of chief content officer of the broadcaster’s television division. “A 32-year television industry veteran, Shenken […]
Orbyt Media appoints Jennifer Morrison as senior manager
TORONTO — Bell Media subsidiary Orbyt Media, a content syndication group, announced today Jennifer Morrison is joining the organization as senior manager, effective Oct. 10. Morrison has been executive producer […]
Telus supports digital Witness Blanket project recognizing experiences of residential school survivors
VANCOUVER and MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH and TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Telus Communications, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and Indigenous artist Carey Newman today announced the launch of a new online […]
Telus EVP Navin Arora to deliver opening keynote at CTS
Summer special pricing ends Sept. 23 TORONTO — Organizers of the Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) announced today Navin Arora (above), executive vice-president of Telus and president of Telus Business Solutions, […]
COMMENTARY (part two): What doesn’t make content “Canadian”
This is the second in a three-part series. For part one, please click here. By Neal McDougall IN THE FIRST PART of this series, I described the foundationally important role […]