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Stornoway appoints new executives

Stornoway Communications Inc. appointed Don Gaudet as its new vice-president of programming and promoted Cindy Boyd to the position of vice-president of operations, the company said Thursday.

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Shaw releases ‘Shaw Go’ TV service

Shaw Communications Inc. launched a new over-the-top TV service that allows its television subscribers to watch premium TV content on the go over their iPhone and iPad devices, the company said Thursday.

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Netgear working on licensing for new OTT devices in Canada

Netgear Inc. rolled out new over-the-top TV devices that will be available in Canada in November, the company said Thursday.

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Maximum penalties a strong message against misleading advertising: Aitken

The Competition Bureau sought maximum penalties against Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. to send a strong message to the market against misleading advertising, outgoing Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken said.

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Tories ‘considering all options’ on CRTC size, vacancies

The Conservative government is “considering all options” related to the size of the CRTC and the filling of upcoming vacancies, Heritage Minister James Moore said.

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China Unicom opens Toronto office

China Unicom, China’s second-largest mobile carrier, opened a new Toronto office to support its global operations, The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday.

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Internet companies form new D.C. lobby group

A coalition of some of the world’s largest Internet companies launched a new U.S. lobby group to promote their interests and those of the Internet economy.

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Bell Aliant aims to pass 1M homes with fibre-to-the-home

BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Aliant Inc. plans to bring its fibre-to-the-home service to one million homes “in the coming years,” Glen LeBlanc, the company’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer, said Wednesday.

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Competition Bureau lawsuit challenges ‘intermediary’ roles online: CWTA

The Competition Bureau's $31-million dollar lawsuit against Canada's incumbent wireless carriers for their role in misleading mobile advertising “goes in the other direction” of regulatory moves to ensure telecom operators are treated as third-party intermediaries, said Bernard Lord, president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).

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New entrants not likely to carry iPhone before 2014, analyst says

Canada’s new entrant carriers are not likely to carry Apple Inc.’s popular iPhone smartphone before 2014 after their network configurations were shut out of Apple’s newly released iPhone 5, said Johanne Lemay, co-president of media and telecom consultancy Lemay-Yates Associates.

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