Cogeco rejects new $11.1 billion Altice/Rogers bid (updated)
Audet family would have received $900 million for controlling shares NEW YORK and TORONTO – Altice USA announced Sunday evening it has presented a new, higher offer to purchase Cogeco […]
Former CRTC commissioner Raj Shoan heads back to court (Update: Appeal dismissed)
By Ahmad Hathout A former CRTC commissioner will go to court on Monday armed with new evidence he says will show why the Federal Court got it wrong when it […]
COMMENTARY: Why local news matters
By Catherine Tait IN ANOTHER CRUEL TWIST of this pandemic, just when trusted local news has never been so important, its survival is in peril. If there’s one thing this […]
Shaw Rocket Fund, Wattpad, and Shaftesbury announce new podcast project
From 18-year-old Canadian writer’s work TORONTO – Kids media investor Shaw Rocket Fund along with Toronto’s global social storytelling platform Wattpad and noted production company Shaftesbury, today announced a new […]
Northwestel to launch unlimited internet in seven communities
WHITEHORSE – This week, Northwestel submitted tariff applications to the CRTC for new business and residential Internet packages with an unlimited data option. If approved, Internet plans with unlimited data […]
CBC Sports to broadcast and stream 2020 swim season
TORONTO – CBC Sports and the International Swimming League (ISL) today announced a new partnership agreement to provide broadcast and streaming coverage of the ISL 2020 regular season, semi-finals and […]
AccessNow will air Saskatchewan election debates
REGINA – Access Communications said today it is offering its community channels up for political parties and candidates for public office to get their message to voters. Decision 2020: Provincial […]
SWIFT awards $5.3 million for rural projects in Oxford County
LONDON – Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) announced it has granted $5.3 million in funding to expand fibre-optic broadband in Oxford County. Seven projects will bring high speed internet to […]
Thunderbird sees marked 2020 growth
VANCOUVER – TV producer Thunderbird Entertainment showed good growth in 2020, its Q4 and year-end results show. Revenue for the three months and the year ended June 30, 2020 was […]
Allstream moving into Canadian wholesale toll-free origination market
TORONTO and DENVER – Business telecom provider Allstream today announced it started production testing of its new wholesale service toll-free origination service. The company will be able to ubiquitously route […]