Toronto-based Yangaroo Inc. reports that 2008 was a record year for the digital media distribution company on many fronts.
Deliveries made in the US by Yangaroo’s Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) during 2008 surpassed two million, a jump of 60% over 2007. Canadian deliveries more than doubled with an increase of 120% over the previous year. The number of songs delivered by DMDS to radio, press, and other destinations grew by 90% to 21,000 in 2008.

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CTV Inc. has completed installation of an OTA high definition transmitter in Canada’s third-largest English language television market. "CTV HD Calgary" is now transmitting from CTV Calgary’s Patina Rise headquarters. CTV says it is now only broadcaster transmitting over-the-air in HD in Calgary and, with similar operations in Vancouver and Toronto, CTV also now becomes Canada’s only broadcaster to have HD transmitters in all three markets metered by BBM Nielsen Media Research.

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Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame will honour four Humber College students and their professor at this year’s gala and awards ceremony. Paul Je, Patrick Neelin, Gino Cunti, and Kevin Luong and their professor, Mark Rector, will be recognized for their innovative NASA-approved satellite radiocommunication system that will make voice radio contact with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next month.

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Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) is set to buy Insight Sports Ltd ownership in GolTV Canada, pending approval from the CRTC. If approved, MLSE, which also owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, will get an 80.1% stake in the 24 hour soccer network.

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The U.S Senate has voted unanimously to delay the transition to digital by four months after a federal subsidy program for converter boxes reached a US $1.34 billion funding limit this month. This essentially means the Feb. 17 deadline has now been effectively pushed back to June 12. Advocates for the delay say it is needed to cater to the needs of the poor, elderly, and those in rural areas who are not ready for the change to digital.

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Ottawa-based DragonWave Inc. will be deploying its wireless backhaul equipment in Nigeria after the company inked an agreement with ECAS Telecommunications & Systems Ltd. ECAS will use DragonWave’s Horizon Compact IP backhaul system for WiMAX, 3.5G services, EvDO and LTE.

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Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. and partner PT. Teknologi Riset Global (TRG), a subsidiary of telecommunication infrastructure provider the Indonesian Tower Group, are forging ahead with moving with the first phase of a joint development agreement to produce WiMAX subscriber units for the Indonesian market.

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