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Rogers follows Bell with plan to stop Internet traffic management by year's end February 3, 2012 - 4:04pm — By Nicholas Kyonka
Rogers Communications Inc. will stop throttling all Internet traffic on its networks by the end of 2012, the company informed the CRTC Friday. Super Bowl expected to break records for online, mobile live streams, analysts say February 2, 2012 - 4:45pm — By Nicholas Kyonka
Known for breaking records in traditional TV viewing, Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI is expected to become North America’s most-watched live program on mobile and online platforms, analysts say. Rogers, Lemay-Yates report challenges OECD broadband findings February 2, 2012 - 3:15pm — The Wire Report
Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) aren’t doing such a bad job of providing fast, cost-effective broadband services after all, said a new report Thursday commissioned by a major ISP that challenged earlier findings released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Film and TV production in Canada grew to new high in 2011: Report February 1, 2012 - 5:31pm — The Wire Report
The volume of all film and television production in Canada hit an “all-time high” in 2011, says a new report commissioned by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), the Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) and the Department of Canadian Heritage. Cablecos, telcos, seek ways to solve the video-driven capacity crunch February 1, 2012 - 12:29pm — By Nicholas Kyonka
Online video consumption is expected to be one of the “primary drivers” of network capacity building over the next few years, David Purdy, vice-president of video products at Rogers Communication Inc., said in an interview. Tory MPs table petitions to defund CBC January 31, 2012 - 6:22pm — The Wire Report
Three Conservative MPs tabled petitions from their constituents Monday to defund CBC/Radio-Canada. Bell says it cannot implement CRTC mobile exclusivity decision January 30, 2012 - 6:22pm — The Wire Report
BCE Inc. does not have the authority to abide by a CRTC decision ordering it to share exclusive NHL and NFL mobile content with competing wireless carriers, the company told the commission Monday. IMT-Advanced super-fast wireless to see wide-scale rollouts in 2015: ITU January 30, 2012 - 6:03pm — By Danika J. Grenier
Next-generation, IMT-Advanced wireless technology could be rolled out in some countries as early as next year, but most will launch the super-fast service in 2015, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says. Rogers challenge of Competition Act first of its kind January 27, 2012 - 5:26pm — By Nicholas Kyonka
Rogers Communications Inc.'s Charter challenge of two provisions of the Competition Act are the first test of their kind, Greg Scott, a spokesman for The Competition Bureau, told The Wire Report. 34% watch TV online in Canada: MTM report January 27, 2012 - 5:01pm — The Wire Report
Google Inc.’s YouTube attracted the highest proportion of Canadian online video watchers last year, with online television programming second, a new Media Technology Monitor (MTM) report says. FMRI technology helping advertisers choose most effective platform January 26, 2012 - 4:29pm — By Danika J. Grenier
Toronto communications firm PHD Canada is using new “neuromarketing” tools to help advertisers explore the different marketing values of TV, radio and other media. Videotron pulls back from cap proposal, pushes for set-asides January 26, 2012 - 3:26pm — The Wire Report
Quebecor Media Inc. has changed its position on the policy framework for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction and now says it opposes the type of cap-based framework it once supported. Increasing foreign ownership to 49% 'changes nothing': New entrants January 25, 2012 - 6:16pm — By Nicholas Kyonka
Proposals to raise the foreign ownership restrictions to 49 per cent will do nothing to help Canada’s new entrant wireless carriers, those carriers say. Tories propose to protect telecom as Canadian-owned in EU trade deal January 25, 2012 - 3:03pm — By Simon Doyle
The Conservative government has proposed an exemption to EU trade negotiators asking that Canada's telecom companies remain Canadian-owned, trade documents show. Funding incentives for 'transmedia' projects pushing old media into new media January 24, 2012 - 3:41pm — By Danika J. Grenier
Funding incentives for “transmedia”—the deployment of media across all platforms—are pushing Canadian television producers to acquire whole new skill sets, industry experts say. |
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