| If ever a family exemplified convergence, the Rogers crew would be it. Recognition of that fact came last month when two of the Rogers family were inducted into Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame for their impact on the broadcasting and communication sectors.
This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. IPTV is catching up to cable one step at a timeWhen SaskTel announced last month that it was launching 27 high-definition channels on its Internet Protocol television service, it signalled a narrowing of the gap between IPTV offerings and cable (CCR, Oct.24/06). However, a closer look shows that the telcos still have a long way to go before they close the gap entirely. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. The evolution of Internet rebroadcasting: part one of a two-part seriesLearning from the lessons of iCraveTV, today’s Internet rebroadcasters are clearing rights with program providers and becoming a force to be reckoned with. In this, the first part of her piece, Norma Reveler looks at JumpTV Inc.’s market strategy. The second part of this story will focus on Planetvu, which – like JumpTV – has hitherto focused on bringing international third-language broadcasters to Canadians via the Internet. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Second TSN feed should encourage transition to digital: CRTCBy approving The Sports Network Inc.’s (TSN) application to distribute multiple feeds of live sports programming on a digital basis (Broadcasting Decision 2006-620), the CRTC has provided another incentive for Canadian viewers to go digital. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. BDU packaging, fee for carriage dominate panels on upcoming reviewsConsidering its theme – "New Realities, New Rules" – you’d expect the dialogue at this year’s Canadian Association of Broadcasters convention to reflect the siege mentality in the industry today. Indeed, much of the attention was on the upcoming policy reviews, and what effect they might have on already-strained relations between broadcasters, producers and distributors. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW EditorialThe opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Department considering rule changes for air-to-ground spectrumIndustry Canada has issued DGTP-11-06 requesting comments on proposed changes to spectrum used to transmit information between aircraft and ground stations. The bandwidth is currently used to support air-to-ground public telephone services. Below is an edited excerpt of the Gazette Notice. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW PeopleMark Johnson has been appointed VP and GM of worldwide sales and technical marketing at Intrinsyc Software International Inc. Johnson joins Intrinsyc after 22 years at Intel Corp. where he supported Intel’s wired and wireless communications businesses as the director of worldwide technical sales and support, director of global marketing for the cellular and handheld products group, and GM of communications sales and marketing for Asia Pacific. He began his career with Intel in Canada in 1984. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. ROW Short TakesKangaroo TV device gets honour This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. High-speed 3G network rollouts benefiting Sierra WirelessThe rollout of high-speed 3G networks such as EvDO and HSDPA in many global markets presents opportunities for Sierra Wireless Inc. Speaking at Scotia Capital’s Telecom & Tech 2007 event, president and CEO Jason Cohenour explained that not only do these networks offer penetration growth in traditional markets, but they also open doors to securing new customers in non-traditional segments. 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