Super Channel brings New Zealand family drama to Canadian viewers in May
EDMONTON — Super Channel announced today Mystic, a new family thriller series set in New Zealand, will premiere on Super Channel Heart & Home on Sunday, May 16 at 8 […]
Gusto goes mobile on Samsung devices in U.K.
OTTAWA — Gusto TV has launched on Samsung TV Plus’s mobile platform in the U.K., allowing viewers to access the linear channel and VOD content on select Samsung Galaxy devices. […]
Corus’s Curiouscast adds three new podcasts to spring lineup
TORONTO — Corus Entertainment’s podcast network, Curiouscast, announced today it is premiering three new podcasts this spring, including two fiction titles and an investigative series that examines modern China. Debuting […]
SCTE confirms 2021 board with Rogers, Shaw, reps
EXTON, PA — The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a subsidiary of CableLabs, announced today the appointment of a newly formed board of directors, which includes two Canadian executives. […]
CTV Life to debut Donal Skehan cooking series next month
TORONTO — Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel announced today it’s adding a food series from Irish television presenter and cookbook author Donal Skehan (above) to its lineup in May. Donal’s […]
Rogers will credit customers for Monday’s outage
TORONTO – Rogers Communications said this afternoon it will be crediting its customers for its nationwide wireless outage yesterday. “We know our customers depend on us and yesterday we let […]
Federal budget signals massive interest in UBF, adds $1 billion more to fund
Digital services tax on company revenue pegged at 3% By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The federal government is proposing a $1-billion top-up to the $1.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund as part […]
C-10 amendment reinstates Canadian ownership (corrected)
By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – We criticize our politicians a lot and for various reasons – and often for good reasons – but after watching the hours of often tedious […]
With new wireless policy coming too late, spectrum auction must be delayed; says CNOC
OTTAWA — In a letter sent today to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is asking for a 90-day delay to the […]
SaskTel wants stay of CRTC’s rural broadband funding to competitor
REGINA and OTTAWA-GATINEAU — SaskTel has asked the CRTC to stay its recent decision to provide up to $9.5 million in funding to BH Telecom Corp., a competitor to SaskTel […]