A CRTC decision Monday granted satellite company FreeHD Canada Inc. a licence to operate a national direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service, a move that the Canadian Media Guild warns could lead to charges for local broadcast signals via satellite.
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Having Trouble Logging In?Canadian Media Guild says CRTC's FreeHD decision opens possibility of charging for free OTA broadcasts February 8, 2010 - 5:59pm — Jonathan Migneault
Canadian groups say Google Books agreement would violate international law February 8, 2010 - 4:16pm — Simon Doyle
Canadian lobby groups have filed objections with the US court considering the proposed Google Books agreement, arguing that it violates international law such as NAFTA and the Berne Convention on copyright. Novus 200 Mbps broadband targeted at 'younger, high-tech savvy' customers February 5, 2010 - 6:10pm — Jonathan Migneault
Novus Entertainment Inc., a Vancouver-based high-speed Internet provider, will be providing Vancouver residents with Canada’s fastest residential Internet service at 200 Mbps. New HSPA network 'make or break' for MTS Allstream, say analystsMTS Allstream Inc.’s ability to survive in the telecommunications market is dependent on its ability to operate on a HSPA network, according to analysts. NFB, Radio Canada move ahead with free content, 'the way of the past' February 5, 2010 - 4:39pm — Stefan Dubowski
Public organizations like the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Radio Canada seem to be on the leading edge of digital media, providing free access to films and TV shows online. One industry analyst says the future of content delivery could look an awful lot like the past. Bell acknowledges it wrongly charged rotary phone users a touch-tone fee February 5, 2010 - 3:00pm — Karen Fournier
Bell Canada did not intend to charge touch-tone service fees to rotary phone customers, the company says in answer to an application filed with the CRTC by a public interest advocacy group. Rural communities frustrated by high costs of wireless, and lack of itAs the CRTC prepares to hold hearings in October that will look at telecommunications services in underserved areas, Canadian rural communities are expressing frustration about access to wireless and broadband, and its high costs. Government not releasing any internal Globalive documents, feds tell Public Mobile February 4, 2010 - 5:35pm — Jonathan Migneault
The federal government has responded to Public Mobile’s federal court challenge on the Globalive decision, saying it will not release documents related to the government decision. Bell Aliant to remain competitive with expansion of aerial fibre network, say analysts February 3, 2010 - 6:06pm — Karen Fournier
Bell Aliant says it plans to double spending on fibre technology to expand its fibreOP Internet and HDTV coverage to 140,000 homes by the end of 2010. Licence for the new Sundance Channel still runs the gamut of ‘the entire drive in genre’ February 3, 2010 - 5:45pm — Jonathan Migneault
Corus Entertainment Inc.’s new Sundance Channel will air on the company’s existing CRTC licence for the Drive In Classics channel, whose schedule covers “the entire drive-in genre,” including horror, thriller, beach party, and car chase movies as well as “social issues B movies” about “juvenile delinquency, unwed mothers, biker gangs, etc.” Cable co's call for status quo in community television debate, say Internet helps meet community needsThe major cable players in the community television debate are telling the CRTC they support the status quo, and that hyper-local, community-generated content can be produced and distributed more cheaply on the Internet. CBC tracking copying and pasting from its website with Tynt Insight February 2, 2010 - 4:59pm — Karen Fournier
The CBC has introduced a pilot feature to its website allowing it to track how many users copy and paste from news stories and what material is lifted. One Laptop per Child Program to increase connectivity in Canadian aboriginal communities February 1, 2010 - 5:52pm — Jonathan Migneault
In September the Belinda Stronach Foundation, working with aboriginal groups and potentially businesses and the federal government, will bring the One Laptop per Child Program to Canada’s aboriginal communities, expanding Internet access in many remote First Nations areas. AM radio can be saved with strong local content, online presence, say expertsThe closure of two AM stations in Montreal last week represents a bleak future for the AM band in Canada, but industry experts say AM stations can survive by increasing their online content and refocusing on local news. News business should look at wireless delivery, aggregation, experts sayTORONTO—The battered newspaper industry’s salvation will be to plunge whole-heartedly into new media technology. That was the key message at Innovate News, a conference held Saturday by the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) at the Mars Centre in Toronto. |
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