TSN to air Nurse family documentary Wednesday
TORONTO — A new documentary premiering November 25 on TSN, produced by athlete empowerment brand Uninterrupted Canada in association with Bell Media, profiles one of the most accomplished sports families […]
$16.5 million for better broadband in northern Québec
QUEBEC CITY – The governments of Canada and Québec announced $16.5 million in additional funding for fibre deployment by Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) a not-for-profit telecommunications corporation that provides broadband […]
Telesat to become public company after merger with Loral Space
Will help bring in capital for LEO expansion OTTAWA — Saying it will remain Canadian controlled and headquartered in Ottawa, Telesat Canada today announced it has entered into an agreement […]
NWT government looking to hire telecom regulatory advisors
YELLOWKNIFE — The government of Northwest Territories has issued a request for proposals for the provision of regulatory telecommunications advisory services. The RFP was posted by the Procurement Shared Services […]
Telus launches $100-million “social impact fund”
VANCOUVER — With a commitment to invest up to $100 million, Telus today announced the launch of its new Telus Pollinator Fund for Good, what it calls a “social impact […]
Cineflix Media’s Chris Bonney to retire in 2021
MONTREAL — Montreal-based production and distribution company Cineflix Media announced this morning Chris Bonney (above), CEO of Cineflix Rights, will be retiring in mid-2021 following an extended transition period, during […]
COMMENTARY: Why only MVNOs can check the market power of the incumbents (Part One)
By Tim Denton CHRIS MACDONALD, UNTIL RECENTLY a commissioner of the CRTC, and Peter Menzies, former vice-chairman of telecom at the same agency, recently published a paper called Building Internet […]
Cogeco hires new chief technology officer
MONTREAL — Cogeco and Cogeco Communications today announced the appointment of Zouheir Mansourati (above) as senior vice-president and chief technology officer for both companies, effective immediately. “Zouheir’s years of experience […]
CommTech East show is free and starts today
THE VIRTUAL CANADIAN CommTech East 2020 show and seminars starts today and anyone can attend free of charge. There are more that 30 seminars, a 3D exhibitor forum, product and […]
Stingray Music offers up more than 100 Christmas channels
MONTREAL — Music and media company Stingray today announced its Stingray Music streaming service has launched more than 100 individually curated Christmas channels to get listeners in the mood for […]