BANFF 2011: No “bogeymen” come with vertical integration, Bell’s Crull tells delegates
BANFF – Vertically integrated media companies in Canada are essential to the long term health and viability of the Canadian production industry, delegates at the 2011 Banff World Media Festival […]
BANFF 2011: CRTC deals “with facts, not spidey sense”, says chair, talking OTT
BANFF – CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein is one busy guy these days – just ask him. “We have a hearing virtually every month which is unheard of”, he told […]
BANFF 2011: Ought we worry about OTT asks Rogers, Netflix, Corus
BANFF – It seems as though you can’t go far at the Banff World Media Festival without hearing talk about over-the-top (OTT) providers, and, depending on your point of view, […]
Slave Lake fire takes huge toll on communications infrastructure
SLAVE LAKE, AB – It’s the not knowing that really bothers Ric McLaren. The general manager of Cable TV Slave Lake said Wednesday that three days after fire ravaged the […]
Denial of U.S. sports service sparks calls from Commissioner’s for genre protection review
OTTAWA – The CRTC declined to add an American sports channel to its list of eligible services on Tuesday citing genre protection, a decision that prompted dissenting opinions from two […]
The future of television is social: New Mobovivo app fuses content with social media
TORONTO – Trevor Doerksen believes that he has found a way to unite broadcasting with new media in a way that all stakeholders – including advertisers and consumers – truly […]
OBITUARY: Cable pioneer Owen Boris remembered as “one-of-a-kind”
HAMILTON – Cable industry veteran Owen Boris died Saturday night at his home in Hamilton after suffering a heart attack. He was 79. Boris founded Hamilton’s Mountain Cablevision in 1959 […]
Lawyer-launched mobile app bypasses wireless charges
THIS IS THE STORY of a Canadian telecom lawyer who got so fed up with paying wireless roaming and long distance charges that he decided to do something about it. One […]
Town-owned telco rolling out video
THUNDER BAY – Add Tbaytel to the list of IPTV providers who credit the Microsoft Mediaroom platform for smoothing the way for the rollout of video services. After selecting the […]
UPDATE: Netflix “concerned” about UBB in Canada, stands by bandwidth costs comment
TORONTO – Add Netflix to the list of stakeholders keeping a watchful eye on the controversial issue of usage-based billing (UBB). After its CEO Reed Hastings said last week that […]