CTF names new VP

Sandra Collins has been appointed VP of corporate services and administration at the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), effective June 25. Collins is a CMA with more than 20 years experience in the field of finance and administration. She has previously held executive positions at Alliance Atlantis Communications and the University of Western Ontario, and has also worked as a consultant for Corus Entertainment and CIBC Mellon. At the CTF, Collins will be responsible for all corporate services including finance, administration, human resources, information technology and records management.

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Canada New Media Fund back with a slight bump in funding

BANFF – The immediate future of Telefilm Canada's Canada New Media Fund was reaffirmed yesterday with an infusion of $29 million in federal funding for the program over the next two years.

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Mom, Dad, it’s time you learned the truth about long distance

On a phone call home the other day I asked my mother how much she was currently paying for long distance. "Twenty dollars a month," she said, adding, "but I can make calls any time during the day." A simple enough answer to be sure, yet it reveals a few things about the current state of our long-distance industry.

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Mitel, Avaya moves could change client outlook

As Mitel Networks Corp. chases Inter-Tel Inc., and Avaya Inc. considers a pair of private equity partners, communication equipment vendors are undergoing some important changes that could affect their relationships with customers.

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Friends’ plea does not fall on deaf ears; CTV gets CHUM, not CityTV

As many in the industry had expected, the CRTC today approved the transfer of effective control of CHUM Ltd. To CTVglobemedia Inc., minus CHUM's five CityTV stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

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Tapp leaves XM Canada

Stephen Tapp, president and COO of XM Canada, has resigned effective June 15, parent company Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has announced this week. He is leaving to pursue other opportunities. "Stephen's skills in business startup ensured that XM Canada was launched successfully in November 2005," Canadian Satellite Radio CEO John Bitove said in a news release.

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Mosaid announces changes to board

Computer memory chip company Mosaid Technologies Inc. has made some significant changes to its board of directors. Normand Paquette and Barry Reiter have been appointed to the board, while Thomas Csathy, George Cwynar and Theodore Galanthay have resigned from the board. Paquette is a founding member of Tundra Semiconductor. Reiter is a partner with the Bennett Jones LLP law firm.

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Rogers ramps up value-add services for telephony

At an "Innovation Forum" accompanying its annual general meeting last week, Rogers Communications Inc. unveiled details of next-generation services it will deploy to lure users to its telephony offering.

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Cisco releases hosted communication platform – SaskTel first to sell

Cisco Systems Inc. has announced the general availability of its Linksys One hosted voice-data system through service-provider partners. Designed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), the offering combines security, configuration-backup and additional applications into VoIP and data for ease of use, according to a Cisco press release. In a separate statement, Saskatchewan telco SaskTel said it's using the product to support the Small Business Complete service – key system functionality rented to companies in Alberta and BC, where the incumbent aims to grow. SaskTel is the first North American and second global provider to offer Linksys One on a hosted basis.

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Heavy.com gears up for lift-off in Canada

The Ottawa Senators' Stanley Cup dreams may have been shattered, but New York-based Heavy.com's designs for Canada are still very much alive – and, at least initially, very much dependent on our love of hockey.

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