How an app helps the visually impaired navigate the world
TORONTO – For most of us, location-based augmented reality apps might be considered “nice to have”, entertaining technology that conjures up images of last summer’s Pokémon Go craze. But for […]
Bloomberg Canada: Still no Bell carriage, but a “very good” first year (update #3)
TORONTO — Bloomberg TV Canada’s first year of operation has been one of growth and expansion, with distribution and advertising levels increasing monthly, the first of several news bureaus across […]
MUSIC TV: Vintage Canada – a Kardashian-free zone
New TV specialty is serious about music TORONTO — Launched in October as a place for “serious music fans”, the retro-focused Vintage TV Canada specialty channel is aimed at not […]
Hollywood Suite says its ready for a la carte and is thinking about original content
TORONTO — Since launching five years ago with 11 full-time employees, under the leadership of Canadian TV industry veterans Jay Switzer and David Kines, commercial-free movie service Hollywood Suite has […]
TFO brings the VR LUV with new lab
Uses gaming tech TORONTO — To engage the newest generation of French language learners born in the digital era of smartphones and tablets, educational TV content producer Groupe Média TFO […]
Traffic really jams with radio listeners, says study
TORONTO – According to recent neuroscience research conducted in Australia, when it comes to listener engagement, not much beats traffic reporting. Capitalizing on that listener engagement to drive advertising sales […]
Super Bowl simsub battle between Bell and CRTC continues over distribution order
TORONTO — Bell Canada and the National Football League are crying foul against the CRTC, claiming the Regulator is trying to push forward with its Super Bowl simultaneous substitution (simsub) […]
Former Vision TV chief suit against Zoomer awaiting court decision
TORONTO – Former Vision TV CEO Bill Roberts may soon receive a judge’s decision in his ongoing lawsuit against ZoomerMedia Ltd. Roberts is suing Zoomer for close to $1 million […]
Basic Service Review preview: Should broadband be basic? If so, at what speed? And, who should pay for it?
Hearing starts Monday TORONTO — CRTC commissioners have a lot of reading ahead of them, judging by the hundreds of submissions already made to the Commission’s review of basic telecommunications […]
Running a wireless network more complicated (and costly) than making a cup of coffee, says Laurence
Rogers reports Q4 results TORONTO — Calling the fourth quarter of 2015 "the most fiercely competitive quarter probably in the history of Canadian mobile," Rogers Communications CEO Guy Laurence talked […]