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    Bell Media Partners with DAIS on Creative Hub and Artist Incubator

    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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    Power of Television is Celebrated on World Television Day

    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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    Wind Mobile Rebrands to Freedom Mobile

    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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    Future of Broadband Investment Up In the Air After CRTC Rate Decision

    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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    CRTC Partners with FCC to Combat Robocalls

    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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    Canadian Television and Content Exporters Form Industry Association

    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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    CRTC Chairman Criticizes Rogers & Shaw for Shutting Down Shomi

    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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    Rogers to Launch Technician Tracking Device

    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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    Videotron Ranks as Québec’s Best Telecommunications Provider

    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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    OBITUARY — LEONARD COHEN

    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…