Wind Sun Sky Entertainment hires two new execs
VANCOUVER – Production company Wind Sun Sky Entertainment announced today it has added two new key executives. Jay Bennett has been hired as vice-president of franchise and creative strategy and […]
Feds invest in Redline’s wireless tech
MARKHAM – The federal government today announced a $14 million investment in Redline Communications, which is working on producing “next-generation telecommunications products that will help industries such as the mining, […]
Telus expanding its networks in rural Quebec
SAINT-TITE, Que. – Telus announced today it will spend close to $2 million in the Mékinac and des Chenaux RCMs (Regional county municipalities) in 2021 to accelerate the deployment of […]
UBF adds $379,000 in funding to Bell’s $1.2 million Newfoundland network expansion
OTTAWA – Residents of Goose Cove, Great Brehat, St. Anthony, St. Anthony Bight and St. Carols, Newfoundland & Labrador, will soon benefit from increased connectivity, the federal government announced today. […]
Allowing TPIA providers to use legacy modems would cost it millions, delay upgrades, says Rogers
CNOC says the company didn’t remove older modems from compatibility list By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – Rogers Communications is suggesting an application to allow third party internet access (TPIA) providers […]
Toon-A-Vision adds new content from Spin Master
TORONTO – Children’s entertainment maker Spin Master announced today it has licensed eight animated series for distribution to Canadian kids channel Toon-A-Vision. The deal will bring over 400 episodes and […]
Commission denies large ISPs appeal of Internet Code
GATINEAU – Today, the CRTC denied an application brought by large facilities-based ISPs to review and vary telecom regulatory policy 2019-269, specifically, the application of the Internet Code. “The applicants […]
Comedy series “a breakthrough moment in Indigenous representation” coming to Showcase
TORONTO – New comedy series Rutherford Falls is slated to premiere on Showcase with back-to-back episodes on Thursday, April 29 at 8 and 8:30 p.m. – together with a special […]
Streamer BBC Select to premiere Louis Theroux doc series
NEW YORK – New streaming service, BBC Select announced today it will host the exclusive U.S. and Canada premiere of Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge Thursday, May 13, 2021. […]
130 homes in Greenwood and Whitevale to be connected by Bell with UBF funding
PICKERING – Over $200,000 in federal funding will provide a chunk of the funding to bring high-speed Internet to 130 underserved households in the Pickering, Ont. communities of Greenwood and […]