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CBC secures rights to 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games

CBC/Radio-Canada has reached a deal to acquire the host and domestic broadcast rights for the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games, the public broadcaster said Friday.

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ATN gets cooking channel licence

The CRTC approved on Friday an application for Asian Television Network Ltd. (ATN) to operate a Category B service called ATN South Asian Cooking Channel 1.

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Rogers applies to change G4Tech licence conditions

Rogers Communications Inc. has applied to convert its G4TechTV specialty station from a Category A station to a Category B station.

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CRTC releases three-year work plan

The CRTC released a plan Wednesday outlining the activities it intends to carry out over the next three years.

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TeraGo undertakes ‘strategic review’

TeraGo Inc. initiated a strategic review process aimed at enhancing its shareholder value, the small and medium business wireless broadband provider said Wednesday.

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Bell Aliant bringing fibre network to Gander

BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Aliant will invest $2.75 million to expand its fibre-to-the-home services into Gander, N.L., later this month, the company said Thursday.

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Software for jailbroken Apple TVs rising, receiving ‘a lot of interest,’ FireCore says

Consumer interest insoftware for “jailbroken” Apple TV units has grown over the years as pricing for the product has fallen, James Abeler, director of business development at FireCore, said in an interview.

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Quebec plan to invest in rural fibre stalled, ISPs say

A $900 million investment by the Quebec government to bring high-speed broadband connectivity to its unserved and underserved residents over 10 years has made little progress since it was first announced last winter, small Quebec Internet service providers (ISPs) say.

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Corus invests in Fingerprint Digital’s mobile apps for kids

Corus Entertainment Inc. will be a lead investor in the expansion of Fingerprint Digital Inc.’s Fingerprint Play learning and entertainment platform, the companies said Wednesday.

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Anselmi takes helm of MLSE

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) appointed Tom Anselmi to the position of president and chief operating officer, the company said Tuesday.

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