Wind Mobile throws open its doors
TORONTO – Globalive’s Wind Mobile officially launched to the public Wednesday, becoming the newest national wireless provider in Canada in over a decade. CEO Ken Campbell and Globalive chair Anthony […]
Globalive to launch before Christmas, incumbents mum on appeal plans
TORONTO and OTTAWA – Globalive could launch its Wind-branded mobile service as early as next week, chairman Anthony Lacavera said Friday after learning that Industry Canada had overturned the CRTC’s […]
Astral Media welcomes back advertisers
TORONTO – Is the advertising market on the rebound? Astral Media thinks so. Speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Toronto Wednesday, president and CEO Ian Greenberg said that […]
Rogers fires back, this time at Bell
VANCOUVER – Rogers Wireless has slapped rival Bell Mobility with a lawsuit over its claims that it operates “Canada’s most reliable network”, just days after Rogers itself was forced by […]
2009-411 Day 8: More prime time Cancon demanded while APTN asks for protection from fee fallout
GATINEAU – Canadian content again took centre stage at Wednesday’s CRTC hearing. Both the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) and ACTRA pinned the blame for our broadcasting system’s issues […]
Lack of priorities have turned hearing into “waste of time and resources”, says Telus
OTTAWA – Telus’ Michael Hennessy says that it all comes down to priorities. In advance of his company’s presentation in front of the CRTC on Tuesday, the SVP of regulatory […]
Rogers unveils broadband portal, launch scheduled for next week
TORONTO – Has Rogers found the way to save the Canadian broadcasting industry from suffering the same fate as the recording industry? David Purdy, VP and GM for television products […]
Globalive still optimistic, Telus urges “caution” as Industry Canada deadline passes
TORONTO and CALGARY – With Industry Canada’s review of the CRTC decision on Globalive still on-going, it’s hurry up and wait for the potential new wireless entrant. With nothing but […]
Bell beats out Rogers for Olympic-sized media and mobile content deal
TORONTO – Bell has forged an agreement with Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium to provide its customers with exclusive access to Olympic Games content on both Bell Mobility and Bell […]
Cell phone match maker aims to make connections
TORONTO – A new website called myCELLmyTERMS is promising to match cell phone users with their ideal cell phone plan. In a concept that seems similar to a match making […]