CANADIAN WIRELESS SHOW: To innovate is to be relevant, says Bell exec
TORONTO – Canadian companies are not as innovative as they could be because they don’t know how best to commercialize their inventions, and, they’re too afraid to fail, says Victor […]
CANADIAN WIRELESS SHOW: M2M growth potential huge as it moves mainstream, says Rogers
TORONTO – Rogers Communications’ Mansell Nelson says it wasn’t that long ago when Canadian businesses struggled to grasp the concept of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, and what it could do for […]
CWC: Linear TV is still primetime for broadcasters
TORONTO – Canada’s biggest broadcasters still haven’t found a way to make their digital ventures pay off in this on-demand world, and continue to rely on their linear television channels […]
AMI’s described video broadcasts a hit with Blue Jays fans
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have teamed up with Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) to offer at least 16 game broadcasts with live described video, making them the first professional […]
CRTC decision on CBC’s digital music service hits a sour note with Stingray
OTTAWA and MONTREAL – How can you compete with free? That’s one of the questions that Eric Boyko, president and CEO of Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group, is asking after the […]
It comes down to choice and the CRTC picked Bell’s definition, says CIDG
TORONTO – It’s not just about choice, it’s about how that choice is defined. According to the Canadian Independent Distributors Group (CIDG), which lost its final offer arbitration dispute against Bell […]
COMMENTARY: True consumer choice for TV channels will come at a cost
OTTAWA – While Friday’s CRTC rulings may indeed eventually pave the way towards more choice for consumers in the selection of TV channels, what remains unclear is whether that “choice” […]
Vista Radio buying Haliburton Broadcasting as part of national expansion plans
CALGARY – Vista Radio is moving east with a bid to buy Haliburton Broadcasting and its 24-station Ontario radio network, which includes the Northern Ontario Moose FM brand, for $32.34 […]
Rogers cuts another 375 jobs
TORONTO – Rogers let go 375 employees on Tuesday in the face of stiff competition and declining revenues. Company spokesperson Patricia Trott told Cartt.ca that the layoffs, which are effective […]
CTV covets ‘Hockey Night In Canada’, Olympic rights
TORONTO – CTV executive Phil King may be in charge of programming for the country’s largest conventional network, but it’s clear that sports are as big a part of that […]