UPDATED: Corus, Hollywood Suite, Outtv, others, sign on for Canadian launch of Amazon’s video service
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment’s biggest TV brands will be part of Amazon’s Prime Video Channels lineup when the streaming service launches in Canada this year. The broadcaster said Monday that its television […]
VMedia nails down new financing in Phoenix Canada Oil Company deal
TORONTO – Independent telecom and TV service provider VMedia has brokered an agreement with Phoenix Canada Oil Company that it says will inject new capital to help fund ongoing growth. Financial […]
Broadband Study: Competition Bureau asks Canadians to sound off on their ISPs
Preliminary report in March, final report by June 2019 OTTAWA – The Competition Bureau wants to hear from consumers about their high-speed Internet services and their experiences with their providers as it […]
Cineflix hit with class action suit seeking millions in unpaid wages for reality show workers
Insight Productions, Boat Rocker Media may be next, says law firm TORONTO and MONTREAL – Cineflix Canada, the producer of TV shows such as Property Brothers and Mayday, has been […]
Why we need to crank up Canadian drama
TORONTO – Can cord cutting in Canada be halted, or at least slowed, by solving the country’s “drama problem”? Veteran lawyer and engineer Peter Miller and Ken Engelhart, former SVP […]
Iristel slaps Rogers with $147M breach of contract suit
MARKHAM, ON – Ice Wireless and Sugar Mobile parent Iristel has filed a lawsuit against Rogers valued at over $147 million alleging breaches of contract on two occasions. In a […]
COMMTECH EAST 2018: Record numbers chat Remote Phy, FTTX, 5G
MISSISSAUGA – CommTech East wrapped up Wednesday in Mississauga after a record high number of attendees from the cable, wireless, ISP and related ICT industries packed the two-day event. The […]
COMMTECH EAST 2018: And the winners of the first ever awards gala are…
MISSISSAUGA – The Canadian CommTech Show and Seminars recognized the winners of its inaugural CommTech Information Communications Technology Awards gala Monday night at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Event emcee and TSOC […]
Live sports streaming service DAZN launches in Canada with NFL Game Pass
TORONTO – Live sports streaming service DAZN has arrived in Canada, promising football fans the digital subscription product NFL Game Pass with every live NFL game of the 2017 season, […]
Rogers Community TV shutters more stations
TORONTO – Rogers Communications has pulled the plug on three more community cable TV stations in the Greater Toronto Area, and cut resources at many others across Ontario. Rogers TV […]