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Kevin Crull appointed CTVglobemedia COO

CTVglobemedia Inc. announced Wednesday that Kevin Crull is joining the company as its chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2011. 

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Rogers acquires Atria Networks

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it has agreed to acquire fiber-optic network operator Atria Networks LP to broaden its business services. 

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Astral worth $3.7 billion in couple of years: Analyst

Astral Media Inc. would be valued at $3.7 billion if it was acquired in a transaction, RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew McReynolds wrote in a research note.

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Quebec court sets precedent by upholding $1-billion spam decision

A Quebec resident must pay over $1 billion in damages after a Quebec judge set a precedent by upholding a California court decision that found the man guilty of spamming Facebook users. 

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Quebecor snuffs Sun TV News controversy, to apply for regular Cat 2 licence

OTTAWA—Quebecor Media Inc. plans to drop a three-year, mandatory carriage condition for its Sun TV News channel and instead apply for a regular Category 2 licence, Serge Sasseville, Quebecor’s vice-president of corporate and institutional affairs, told The Wire Report.

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Mobilicity offers no contract ‘$0 phones’

New wireless entrant Mobilicity announced Tuesday “the industry’s first no-contract $0 phones” and annual “customer appreciation credits” of up to $180.

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Privacy commissioner ‘troubled’ by government wireless device use

The federal government’s use of handheld communications devices has the potential to expose Canadians’ private information, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Tuesday.

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Catalina Briceño appointed CMF director

The Canada Media Media (CMF) announced Monday the appointment of Catalina Briceño as director of industry and market trends.

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VimpelCom to own Wind’s Orascom

Wind Mobile will find itself under new ownership through a merger between Amsterdam-based VimpelCom Ltd. and Weather Investments SpA, which owns Wind’s main financial backer, Orascom Telecom Holding SAE.

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CRTC flooded with more than 21,000 individual letters on Sun TV News application

CRTC officials are scrambling to sort through tens of thousands of submissions in response to Quebecor Media’s application to operate Sun TV News.

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