Jamie Tawil to join Global Okanagan
KELOWNA – Corus Entertainment’s Global Okanagan announced today News Radio 640 Toronto’s Jamie Tawil (above) will be joining the Kelowna TV station as an anchor-reporter. Tawil will anchor multiple editions […]
Q3 a bounce-back quarter for Rogers
By Greg O’Brien TORONTO – While reminding that the Covid pandemic continues to have an impact on business – and cautioning there remains considerable uncertainty, Rogers Communications reported a solid […]
Shaw Business to help clients guard against online threats
CALGARY – Shaw Communications today launched Cyber Protect for Shaw Business, a new service which will provide increased network security measures for business customers. “Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and […]
Ontario Energy Board to make new pole attachment policy a priority
Feds say attachment costs “often prohibitively expensive” By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – The newly-appointed board of directors of the Ontario Energy Board will oversee a review of pole attachment rates […]
Commission takes aim at “slow TV”
By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – In 2013, the CRTC licenced the Seasonal Channel, a category B television channel owned by Stingray that would “feature still pictures and moving video of […]
Nokia to help turn e-waste into green utility poles
OTTAWA — Nokia announced today a new agreement with Ontario-based Greener Acres Canada to turn electronic waste into smart city green poles that will replace traditional utility poles. Using the […]
Global launches free Saskatchewan news streams ahead of election
REGINA — With the Saskatchewan general election on October 26, Global News announced it will deliver its election night special, Decision Saskatchewan, on more platforms than ever before. Decision Saskatchewan […]
Short form streamer Quibi shutting down
LOS ANGELES — Less than seven months after its launch in early April, the short-form, mobile-focused streaming service Quibi is shutting down, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal […]
CTV’s Jann to stream exclusively in the U.S. on Hulu
TORONTO — CTV announced today its original comedy Jann has been acquired by streaming platform Hulu, which has secured exclusive U.S. rights for the first two seasons of the series […]
Bell joins initiative to better recruit Black students
TORONTO — Bell Canada, along with TD Bank Group and the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR), announced today the launch of the Onyx Initiative, a Toronto-based non-profit designed […]