Amazon hiring 1,800 new employees in Canada this year
New tech and corporate hires will support AWS, Alexa, advertising, retail and operations tech teams TORONTO — Amazon announced today it plans to hire 1,800 new corporate and technology employees […]
Banff Festival adds three media execs to board of directors
TORONTO — The Banff World Media Festival today announced three media leaders have been added to its foundation’s board of directors. Joining the board are: Brenda Gilbert (above, left), co-founder […]
SCTE opens call for nominations on eight industry awards
EXTON, PA — The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) today announced a call for nominations for eight industry awards and recognitions which will be presented at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, […]
Casa Systems extends 5G core to Google Cloud’s Anthos
ANDOVER, Mass. — Casa Systems, a leading provider of cloud-native infrastructure technology solutions for mobile, cable and fixed networks, announced today the delivery of its 5G standalone (SA) core on […]
Upfront 2021: Rogers bets future on big data, technology
By Etan Vlessing TORONTO – In an annual upfront presentation short on traditional song and dance sales pitches, top executives at Rogers Sports & Media on Tuesday gave Canadian marketers […]
Evanov’s CHLO AM530 is the first AM station in Canada to adopt HD tech
TORONTO — Evanov Communications announced today it has begun testing its Toronto ethnic radio station CHLO AM530 in HD Radio. CHLO was the first station founded by the company and […]
Ice Wireless, Huawei, donate tablets and Internet access to northern shelters
IQALUIT — Through the Healing Wings Foundation, which was founded during the pandemic in 2020 and aims to help bridge the digital divide between Canada’s North and South, Huawei Canada […]
New Fido campaign celebrates Pride in all its colours
TORONTO — In celebration of Pride Month, Rogers’s flanker brand Fido announced today it has launched a new campaign that aims to connect Canadians through conversation and highlight a more […]
Global TV reveals 2021/22 programming lineup
TORONTO — Ahead of Corus Entertainment’s upfront presentation on Wednesday, Global TV today unveiled its 2021-22 programming lineup, which includes five new primetime series debuting this fall. The new Global […]
Telus Health mobile clinics help with vaccine rollout to at-risk Ontarians
TORONTO — Telus Health’s mobile health clinics are being used to deliver Covid-19 testing and vaccinations for at-risk and vulnerable residents in Waterloo, Toronto and Ottawa, Telus announced today. Through […]