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CETA negotiations could impact foreign ownership bill this fall, researcher says

Canada’s negotiations on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) could influence the legislation Industry Minister Tony Clement is expected to table this fall to loosen the foreign ownership rules for the telecom sector, says Scott Sinclair, a senior researcher on trade and investment with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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Online ad budgets do not reflect online activity, says Google’s O’Neill

TORONTO—Companies’ online advertising budgets do not reflect the increasing online activity of Canadians, suggesting there is plenty of room to grow, Google Canada country director Chris O’Neill told The Wire Report.

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Shaw revises benefits package, offers free satellite to those affected by digital transition

As the CRTC’s hearings on Shaw Communications Inc.’s $2-billion acquisition of Canwest Global Communications Corp.’s broadcasting assets drew to an end Thursday, Shaw responded to critics with significant revisions to its tangible benefits package, adding $72 million to its previous submission.

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Corus completes new Toronto waterfront facility

Corus Entertainment Inc. has finished integrating its 11 broadcasting operations in the Greater Toronto Area into a single facility on Toronto’s waterfront, the company announced Thursday. 

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Shaw makes $3-million commitment to accessibility

Shaw Communications Inc. presented a revised tangible benefits package to the CRTC Thursday, in which it added a new, $3 million commitment to improve accessibility programming over seven years.

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Production groups argue against Shaw’s carry-over of $95 million for benefits

Production groups lined up before the CRTC Wednesday in opposition to Shaw Communications Inc.’s plan to include $95 million in past benefits in its $203 million benefits package arising from the purchase of CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s broadcasting assets.

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ISPs off the hook in latest ACTA draft

Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) are relieved the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) no longer implicates ISPs when users infringe copyright. 

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ITU forecasts worldwide mobile broadband users to exceed 900 million this year

There were 479 million fixed broadband subscriptions worldwide in early 2010, representing a penetration rate of 22.6 per cent, according to statistics released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Wednesday.

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Netflix to launch in Canada Sept. 22

Netflix Inc., the popular streaming movie service, announced Wednesday that it is launching in Canada Sept. 22 with unlimited movie and television downloads on computers and other consumer devices for $8 per month. 

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Stoddart gives thumbs up to Facebook privacy changes

Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart announced Wednesday that her office has finished reviewing Facebook’s privacy changes as a result of the commissioner’s investigation into the company’s privacy policy. 

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