UBF money to help Vianet expand broadband in King Township
OTTAWA – The federal government today announced an investment of $2.27 million to help bring high-speed Internet to rural residents in the communities of Pottageville, Nobleton and Lloydtown in King […]
UFO Town lands on CBC and CBC Gem
TORONTO – Saloon Media’s new one-hour CBC Docs POV, UFO Town (1×60’; HD), is set to land on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. The special will may […]
Telesat launches Women in STEM scholarship program
OTTAWA – Satellite operator Telesat announced today the launch of its new national scholarship program, Telesat’s Women in STEM. This program focuses on closing the gender gap in science, technology, […]
Advertising: Feds spend millions more with just Facebook than they do with the whole Canadian radio industry
By Steve Faguy AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT argues big tech giants are threatening traditional media, its annual report on advertising shows it’s buying more than four times as much in […]
Shaw/Rogers: Joe Natale on why the deal has to happen
By Greg O’Brien TORONTO – Rogers president and CEO Joe Natale surprised more than a few observers on Monday with the announcement his company would purchase Shaw Communications. Not with […]
Feds must oppose Rogers-Shaw merger, says NDP
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – Rogers Communications’ proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications will reduce competition in Canada’s broadband and wireless sector at a time when the industry’s top players […]
Rural Broadband: A bumpy road to connect the coast
CityWest wanted to mitigate Connected Coast risk; ISED sliced $1.5M from “served” communities By Ahmad Hathout WHEN THIS PUBLICATION reported Innovation Canada reduced the scope of the Connected Coast project, […]
Next C-10 meetings to include Bell, CRTC
OTTAWA – The next meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, which is studying Bill C-10, the bill to amend the Broadcasting Act, will be held Monday with the […]
ANALYSIS: Ask the wrong question, get the wrong answer
Bill C-10 and Canadian ownership rules By Len St-Aubin BILL C-10 WOULD REMOVE from the Broadcasting Act the requirement that “the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled […]
Eeyou Mobility using Rogers’s spectrum to deliver wireless in northern Quebec
EEYOU ISTCHEE and JAMES BAY REGION, Que. — Rogers Communications today announced it is providing spectrum to new wireless carrier Eeyou Mobility to support the Cree-controlled provider’s services in the […]