SaskTel expands into more rural communities
REGINA – SaskTel announced last week that as of September 30th, residents in the resort village of Hitchcock Bay will be able to access improved broadband via interNET Extended 5 […]
WildBrain buys global rights to The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
TORONTO – Kids and family content creator, distributor and broadcaster WildBrain announced Friday it has secured the global distribution rights (excluding the U.K.) to The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, […]
CBS All Access, CBC, team up on comedy documentary
NEW YORK and TORONTO – Streamer CBS All Access announced Friday a new series order for comedic documentary series For Heaven’s Sake, which will be co-produced for and aired by […]
BroadbandTV launches new program for socially conscious clients
VANCOUVER – BroadbandTV, an enabling platform for content owners, announced Friday Voices of Colour, a new socially-conscious program which will target brands and advertisers looking to support BBTV’s creators of […]
Ross Video to help take on challenges of low latency video streaming
OTTAWA – Ross Video announced last week the company has joined the SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative which is dedicated to overcoming the issused facing low-latency video streaming. Founded by […]
Rogers rolls 5G into Fredericton
FREDERICTON – Rogers Communications and the City of Fredericton this week announced 5G is now available in the provincial capital and that Rogers has also partnered with Ignite Fredericton on […]
Federal government revokes $30 million meant for rural Manitoba broadband
“Rare” move means many Indigenous Manitobans remain without broadband By Ahmad Hathout THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS for years been dealing with two parties vying for federal funds to deliver high-speed […]
Opposition MPs doubt government’s commitment to broadband everywhere
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – The federal government needs to declare universal broadband access across Canada as an essential service, according to John Nater, the Official Opposition shadow minister for […]
Rogers promises $3 billion Quebec investment if it can buy Cogeco
MONTREAL – Rogers Communications this morning said it will invest $3 billion to “honour Cogeco’s legacy” by expanding rural connectivity, accelerating 5G coverage to 95% of Quebecers and creating hundreds […]
Throne speech re-states commitment to universal broadband
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – Canadian business and industry leaders welcomed the federal Liberal government’s throne-speech commitment on Wednesday to “accelerate the connectivity timelines and ambitions” of the still not […]