Vianet bringing 1 Gbps to Udora thanks to YorkNet
GEORGINA, Ont. – Residents of the village of Udora (pop. ~500, about 100 kms north of Toronto) are seeing independent ISP Vianet beginning a three-phase fibre optic build within the […]
CTS 2020: Geheran outlines Telus’s commitment to Indigenous communities; calls for spectrum policy overhaul
By Denis Carmel VANCOUVER – Talk to anyone in the telecom industry and they know one of the most pressing challenges facing Canada is connecting our Indigenous communities to proper, […]
CTS 2020: Bains launches consultation on the use of 6 GHz for Wi-Fi
OTTAWA – Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Government of Canada closed the Canadian Telecom Summit by announcing the consultation on a proposal to triple the licence-exempt […]
Guilbault urges quick passage of Broadcast Act amendments
Not so fast, say opposition members By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – In second reading debate Wednesday and Thursday, on Bill C-10, the amendments to the Broadcasting Act, many issues were […]
CTS 2020: Without new rules fast, local stations will die, says Bell exec
By Greg O’Brien TORONTO – While pleased to see some recent positive signs from the federal government which may help preserve traditional local media like TV and radio stations, Bell […]
CCTS compliance monitoring report indicates a “telecom fail”, says PIAC
OTTAWA — The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) will be coming out with its annual report this month, but in the meantime, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) […]
Bell Media debuting sponsored-content show about local GTA businesses
TORONTO — This Saturday, Bell Media’s CTV Toronto and CP24 channels will premiere a new half-hour weekly series shining a spotlight on local GTA businesses called Things to Know T.O. […]
Directors Guild calls for overhaul of Telefilm Canada “to put creative elements back at the centre”
TORONTO — In what it calls its “Directors Manifesto”, the Independent Filmmakers Committee of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), chaired by Clement Virgo, is calling for an overhaul of […]
Video game usage up during pandemic, says industry trade association
TORONTO — Watching TV and streaming online content aren’t the only ways Canadians have been entertaining themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a new study from the Entertainment Software […]
Curiouscast’s “Whatever Happened To…?” podcast launched today
TORONTO — Curiouscast’s previously announced new investigative podcast Whatever Happened To…? launched today, with the first episode exploring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011. Featuring Global News reporter Erica […]