The CRTC said Monday it has approved a plan to launch a new Canadian Broadcasting Participation Fund to help public interest and consumer groups offset the cost of participating in its broadcast proceedings.

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The Saskatchewan government’s decision to phase out a provincial film employment tax credit will negatively impact the regional production industry and lead to job losses in the province, the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) said Friday.

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BCE Inc.’s agreement to acquire Astral Media Inc. is reasonably priced and strategically sound, a UBS Securities research note said this week. 

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Eastlink has launched new, super-fast Internet services called “Internet 200” and “Internet 80” in Atlantic Canada, the company announced Friday.

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The CRTC has approved Glassbox Television Inc. for a licence to operate a new Category B specialty channel called “GlassBOX Créneau musical: musiques émergentes,” the commission said Friday.

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The CRTC said Friday it has approved two foreign-owned specialty channels for distribution in Canada.

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The Toronto Star said Thursday that it has launched an online forum for a national debate on the future of CBC/Radio-Canada.

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For the first time, RIM Ltd.‘s BlackBerry does not hold the top spot for smartphone shipments in Canada and is "trailing" be hind Apple Inc.‘s iPhone, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

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