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November 22, 2024
Bell Media and renowned Canadian artist and creative powerhouse Sol Guy today announced their partnership on the creative hub and artist incubator, DAIS. A launchpad for the development, production, and distribution of landmark content, DAIS’s key pillars are short-form…
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November 21, 2024
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) and EGTA, the Brussels-based association of television and radio sales houses, are underlining the impact and reach of the television industry on the 20th anniversary…
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November 21, 2024
There’s a name change for Canada’s fourth-largest mobile phone company, which is now part of Shaw Communications. Wind Mobile is being rebranded as Freedom Mobile. The company, which was acquired by Shaw Communications earlier this year, said Monday existing customers,…
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November 21, 2024
by Aleksandra Sagan
Experts are casting doubt that some major Canadian firms will follow through on threats to stop expanding their broadband networks after the CRTC lowered proposed rates to be charged to smaller rivals accessing their services. The broadcast regulator’s decision isn’t…
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November 17, 2024
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. This formal agreement will allow both organizations to work more collaboratively on the growing threat that unwanted robocalls (also known as automated dialing-announcing…
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November 16, 2024
On Wednesday November 16th, the Canadian Association of Content Exporters – Association canadienne des exportateurs de contenu announced its founding membership and interim executive, established to represent distributors and exporters of television and digital content based in Canada. Founding members…
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November 16, 2024
The chairman of the CRTC criticized Rogers and Shaw for shutting down Shomi — a platform he called the future of content. CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said in prepared remarks for a speech in Ottawa today that he couldn’t help but…
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November 14, 2024
Rogers Communications today announced Rogers EnRoute, a new tool that saves customers time by giving them the ability to track on their phone when a technician will arrive for an installation or service call. “No one likes to sit around…
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November 14, 2024
For the fifth time, Videotron has placed at the top of the list of the best telecommunications service providers in Québec, according to the Léger survey published in Les Affaires. The number 1 ranking reflects Videotron’s commitment to delivering the…
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November 11, 2024
Leonard Cohen — writer, poet, composer, singer, renowned seducer and, for many, the epitome of cool — has died at the age of 82. His sonorous, tobacco-painted baritone was once described as “the musical equivalent of rotgut whisky” and his…