Blue Ant launches Crimetime on Roku Channel
TORONTO — Blue Ant Media announced today it is launching Crimetime, its second free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel on the Roku Channel, following the launch of HauntTV in December. […]
Telus tops in mobile experience, says new Tutela report
Network partners Telus and Bell tie for fastest median download speeds VICTORIA — When it comes to the best mobile experience for customers in Canada, Telus ranks highest compared to […]
VMware hires former HPE Canada president as new SVP worldwide and telco
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Enterprise software provider VMware announced today Canadian Paula Hodgins has joined the company’s leadership team as senior vice-president of worldwide accounts and telco sales. Based in […]
Production begins on CTV Life channel’s new Mary Berg-hosted culinary series
TORONTO — Bell Media’s CTV Life Channel, in association with Boat Rocker Studios’ unscripted division Proper Television, announced today production has begun on the new culinary series Mary Makes It […]
Fido financing program now includes phone accessories
TORONTO — Rogers Communications flanker brand Fido announced today it is expanding its Fido Payment Program to include accessories, allowing its mobile customers to get headphones and phone cases for […]
ANALYSIS: Bill C-10 lays the groundwork for a stronger broadcasting system
Cumulative revenue for Canadian TV and radio has declined by $1.36 billion since 2016 By Robert Malcolmson THE DIRE SITUATION FACING Canada’s television and radio industry – the lifeblood for […]
Broadband affordability remains a challenge in Canada
By Ken Kelley AS CANADIANS WEARILY commemorate the first anniversary of the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve witnessed companies, schools and other services migrate to the digital world in unprecedented fashion. While […]
UBF-supported Telus projects to bring high-speed Internet to 5,000 homes in rural Alberta
OTTAWA — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada today announced more than $5.4 million in federal funding through the Universal Broadband Fund, along with an additional investment of approximately $3.7 […]
SWIFT awards new money for Perth County fibre builds
PERTH COUNTY, Ont. — Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) today announced details of five fibre-to-the-home projects which will deliver $6.6-million worth of broadband upgrades to expand high-speed Internet access to […]
Northeastern Ontario also running out of phone numbers
GATINEAU — Another area code region in Ontario is in a jeopardy condition due to the fact the projected exhaust date for phone numbers in the 249/705 area code has […]