Super Channel buys four new doc series
EDMONTON – Super Channel today announced it has acquired four new unscripted series from Winnipeg based Farpoint Films. The first to premiere will be My Misdiagnosis (26 episodes x 48 […]
APTN names new board chair
WINNIPEG – Indigenous broadcaster APTN announced Julie Grenier (above) will succeed Jocelyn Formsma as chair of the company’s board of directors. Formsma will continue to serve as a board member. […]
Justice Department Charter statement says C-10 is still fine
But we have a question about “unaffiliated users” By Greg O’Brien OTTAWA – On the day before Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault and senior members of the federal Department of Justice […]
Videotron continues to drive Quebecor growth
MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. saw first quarter revenues rise 3.4% to $1.09 billion, adjusted EBITDA climb 3.7% to $453 million, a cash flow increase of 4.3% to $307.6 million, and […]
30 Roku Originals to debut on May 20
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TORONTO — Roku today revealed the first 30 titles in its Roku Originals lineup that will debut on The Roku Channel on May 20, which the […]
New Tech: Canadian company uses AI, algorithms, to accelerate network upgrades
By Lynn Greiner MARKHAM – Twenty years ago, the cable television industry spent billions building out the networks that have served us to this day. Over the years, they’ve been […]
Almost half of Canadians receive fake news regularly through messaging apps
“Disinformation spreading on private messaging apps is a growing threat to our democracy” TORONTO — With more than eight in 10 people in Canada using private messaging apps such as […]
Telus and Ericsson complete network slicing lab test
MONTREAL — Telus and Ericsson Canada announced today they have conducted the first multivendor network slicing proof of concept in a lab environment based on 3GPP Release 16 and the […]
Spam Reporting Centre receives 144,560 complaints in six months
GATINEAU — From October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, ISED Canada’s Spam Reporting Centre (SRC) received more than 144,560 complaints (which works out to 5,560 per week), according to […]
Shaw shareholder vote on Rogers deal scheduled for May 20
Advisory firms recommend shareholders vote in favour CALGARY — Shaw Communications announced today two independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis and Co., have recommended […]