CRTC denies AMI request for monthly wholesale rate increase for TV services
The CRTC on Tuesday denied Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) application earlier this year to increase the monthly per-subscriber rates broadcasters are required to pay the not-for-profit media company to carry its English-language […]
Telesat and MDA Space complete key phase for Lightspeed LEO constellation
Global satellite operator Telesat and Brampton, Ont.-based space technology company MDA Space announced Wednesday they have concluded a key phase in the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation program, having successfully […]
Bell Media combines Quebec news and radio teams under leadership of Suzane Landry
Bell Media announced Tuesday it is regrouping its Quebec news content and radio teams under the leadership of Suzane Landry, the media company’s vice president of content development, programming and news for […]
CRTC wants more details on Bell 911 network outage in 2023
The CRTC has asked Bell Canada for additional information regarding the factors that may have contributed to a 911 network outage that affected all of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and […]
Quebecor says it lost significant amount of money to delay in Bell MVNO access
By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor is asking the CRTC to vary a decision related to its subsidiaries’ access to Bell’s mobile wireless network and to get the telco to reimburse it […]
Adara solution extends shelf life of thousands of set-top boxes for Dominican Republic service provider
Adara Technologies announced last month its PowerKEY 2024 Conditional Access Time-Wrap Solution has enabled Dominican Republic service provider Aster Tecnodisa to continue operation of its Scientific-Atlanta, Cisco and Technicolor set-top […]
MPs consider report to condemn as Rogers defends TV box price hike
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri on Monday defended a $7-per month price hike on the company’s TV set top boxes in front of House’s committee on industry, saying […]
Blue Ant Studios promotes Nick Solowski to VP of international sales
Blue Ant Studios announced Tuesday the promotion of Nick Solowski to the position of vice president of international sales. Based in Toronto, he previously held the role of senior director […]
Cogeco files for mobile wireless trademarks
By Ahmad Hathout Cogeco last month filed its first trademarks for mobile wireless services after announcing it had secured agreements to launch its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business. The […]
Xplore names Brent Johnston as CEO
Rural broadband service provider Xplore Inc. announced Monday the appointment of Brent Johnston as its new CEO, effective immediately, following the departure of former CEO Rizwan Jamal earlier this year. […]