Star Choice could get more channels if government allows DTH in extended Ku-band

Star Choice Communications could see a major boost in its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV services, including high-definition, if Industry Canada authorizes the use of additional satellite frequencies.

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Let extended Ku-band be used for satellite TV: Telesat and Ciel

Telesat Canada and Ciel Satellite Group plan to tell Industry Canada that it should allow the extended Ku-band to be used for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV services. Telesat’s VP of North American sales Paul Bush tells Report on Wireless the extended Ku-band is ideally suited for DTH because it’s right next door to the Ku-band.

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Online ads expected to rise – but will it be enough?

Advertisers are turning to online news portals and social networking web sites to connect with customers – but this shift to digital might not offset ad-dollar losses in traditional media, according to industry insiders. While market analysts haven’t crunched the numbers yet, the situation seems dire for broadcast and print companies.

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CanWest’s Canada.com registers increase in visitors

In the wake of gloom and doom at CanWest, brought about by massive job cuts amidst dwindling advertising revenues, the media giant’s online network Canada.com has registered a 39% growth, representing 5.7 million visitors to its network of 80 websites which include  Global TV, speciality  television sites, and Dose.ca. According to figures from ComScore, visitors to CanWest’s ten metro newspaper sites reached 2.9 million in Dec.2008, representing a 54% growth, placing CanWest’s main newspaper portal ahead of giants like the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and the New York Times.

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Intellectual Property Council renews push for copyright reform

A wide-spread sale of fake and pirated goods on Internet platforms in Canada is costing the country millions of dollars in lost revenue, and undermining capacities for innovation and economic growth, warns a report from the Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC).

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Ontario to launch electronics waste recycling program

The Ontario government will launch the first phase of its Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) recycling program this spring, but some observers says the initiative will do little to encourage manufacturers to be "e-green."

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SMBs in AB and BC to increase ICT spending

A new survey from Bell Canada says that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Alberta and British Columbia plan to increase their spending on information and communications technologies (ICT) in 2009.

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MTS inks deals with NL government

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has awarded MTS Allstream Inc. with contracts that total more than $500,000. The projects are in partnership with Plato Consulting, Infotech Solutions, and Tamarack Technologies.

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Bell Canada is satisfied with CRTC ruling on DND contract

Despite not getting more money out of the Canadian government for the Department of National Defence‘s continued use of its network, Bell Canada says that it’s satisfied with the end result and plans to accept the deal.

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Telesat appoints head, government and regulatory affairs

Telesat Holdings Inc., has appointed Ian Scott as executive director of government and regulatory affairs. Scott has more than 20 years of experience in the telecom industry, having held senior government relations and regulatory positions in both the private and public sectors, most recently as VP, federal government relations for Telus.

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