CBC trumpets ‘skinny basic’ programming package, Rogers gives concept thumbs down
OTTAWA and TORONTO – A pared-down basic programming package, with its content and pricing determined by the CRTC, could be the solution to affordability if fee-for-carriage is implemented, the CBC […]
CRTC has “put regulatory gun to our head”, says Globalive
OTTAWA and TORONTO – The CRTC’s decision which derailed wireless challenger Globalive’s plans to launch in Canada has also served to put a “regulatory gun to our head”, says chairman […]
Globalive “evaluating options”, Telus says CRTC made the right call
TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Calling it “a bad day for Canadians and wireless competition in Canada”, Globalive may be down, but it doesn’t sound like they’re entirely out of the […]
NETWORK MANAGEMENT: Industry applauds CRTC’s new framework
TORONTO and OTTAWA – In what could be a first, Internet service providers, consumer groups and independent producers all agreed that Wednesday’s CRTC framework on Internet traffic management practices got […]
Is local TV news under siege? Maybe, maybe not
TORONTO – Can local television news be profitable? Or is it a public service that should be funded as such? These were just two of the many questions that were debated […]
Mobile industry sees “something like progress”, but still has a long way to go
TORONTO – Canada may not be the “ideal” mobile nation, but we’ve come a long way in the last two years, technology consultant and blogger Tom Purves told mobile developers […]
Astral Media Radio goes live with PPM data
TORONTO – Astral Media Radio staged a live webcast on Wednesday afternoon to guide its advertisers and agencies through the first portable people meter (PPM) radio data from the Toronto, […]
UPDATE: Rogers re-org marries cable and wireless business
TORONTO – Rogers Communications is merging its cable and wireless operations under a new business and corporate development group, the company announced late Wednesday. The changes are in an effort […]
New Global station CHBC cuts 11 jobs
KELOWNA – The newest member of the Global TV network issued layoff notices to 11 staff members late last week. A CHBC-TV spokesperson confirmed to Cartt.ca that the layoffs “were not […]
Shaw fires back at Novus
VANCOUVER and CALGARY – Western cable giant Shaw Communications has shot back in the skirmish between it and tiny Novus Entertainment. Shaw president Peter Bissonnette confirmed to Cartt.ca that his […]