ADR-TV owner goes on the offensive on the Hill even after channel goes dark
Newspaper ad targets Heritage Minister MONTREAL – Avis de recherche, the Quebec TV channel devoted to public safety, is off the air. Its studios are empty, and its staff that […]
Quebec passes web-blocking legislation; ISPs will have to do the dirty work
QUEBEC – A new law requiring Quebec-based Internet service providers to block certain gambling websites has passed the province’s National Assembly and been signed into law, despite strong concerns expressed […]
Film groups want Quebec to lead the virtual way
MONTREAL – Could Quebec become a leading hub for the development of a production industry focused on virtual and augmented reality? Maybe. On Tuesday, the Quebec Film and Television Council […]
“We have the technology” says Telus CEO (corrected)
More digitization of health care key to improving service and reducing cost MONTREAL – It’s unclear if Darren Entwistle meant to quote the iconic line from The Six Million Dollar […]
Vidéotron battling many at CRTC over Unlimited Music
GATINEAU – Four and a half months after Vidéotron announced it would exempt certain music streaming services from its wireless data caps, prompting two complaints to the CRTC mere days […]
Breaking down the issues and questions with Cogeco CEO Louis Audet
MONTREAL – Cogeco and subsidiary Cogeco Cable held their annual general meetings in Montreal on Wednesday, preceded by a conference call with analysts and a meeting with journalists. Here’s what […]
DISCOVERABILITY #2: How can we innovate our way to discoverability?
MONTREAL – Content producers and distributors must figure out how best to be constantly innovative if Canadian content is to thrive in the new on-demand world. That was the message […]
Cogeco’s Audet takes a stand, says Canada can absorb 100,000 refugees per year
MONTREAL – He’s generally not the most outspoken CEO in land, but Cogeco’s Louis Audet made his most political statement yet in a speech to the Board of Trade of […]
TV is dead? That’s a lie – and here’s why
MONTREAL – People who say TV and radio are dead because new digital media have taken their place are lying to you. That was the rather blunt message delivered at […]
COMMENT: Quebec legislature denounces CRTC for doing its job
QUEBEC’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY doesn’t want Canada’s broadcasting regulator to review regulations on broadcasting. At least that’s the conclusion that one could reach through a literal reading of a motion passed […]