Test of Canada’s public alerting system scheduled for November 25
OAKVILLE — The next test of Alert Ready, Canada’s public alerting system, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 25. Each participating province and territory will issue one test message to be […]
Corus offers 50% Black Friday discount on StackTV and Nick+
TORONTO — In the first promotion of its kind for the company, Corus Entertainment today announced it’s offering a limited-time Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal on its StackTV and […]
Telus wants Rimouski included in its BDU licence
GATINEAU — Telus has applied to the CRTC to have its broadcasting distribution undertaking in Rimouski, Que., currently operating under exemption, to be added to its regional licence for operating […]
TSN announces new Calgary correspondent
TORONTO — Alberta native Salim Valji (above) has joined TSN as its new Calgary correspondent. Valji is assuming the former role of long-time TSN correspondent Jermain Franklin, who moved to […]
Data for Good program wins privacy award for Telus
TORONTO — Telus today announced it has been awarded the HPE-IAPP Privacy Innovation Award by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in recognition of its Data for Good program. […]
Gusto TV launching on the Roku Channel
OTTAWA — Gusto Worldwide Media announced Sunday Gusto TV is launching as both a linear channel and VOD service on The Roku Channel in the United States. Roku users in […]
ACTRA appoints director of diversity and equity
TORONTO — ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, today announced Olivia Nuamah (above) has been appointed national director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, a newly […]
CTS 2020: The move to 5G is a marathon not a sprint (despite the marketing hype)
By John Bugailiskis TWO YEARS AGO AT the 2018 Canadian Telecom Summit, industry executives largely agreed that for 5G to live up to its hype, service providers would have to […]
CTS 2020: How 5G and AI can help jumpstart our post-pandemic economy
By Lynn Greiner LIKE VIRTUALLY EVERY COUNTRY in the world, Canada is facing the need to jumpstart its economy to help it recover from the global pandemic. At the Canadian […]
Rogers expands 5G to Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Rogers Communications today announced that it has turned on its 5G service in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. Customers in these locations on Rogers Infinite and Rogers for Business […]