CRTC to help build ‘informed and empowered’ base of consumers, Blais says

OTTAWA—The CRTC will inform the public about their telecommunications options in an effort to build an “informed and empowered” constituency of consumers, new CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais said.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Sandvine reports loss, rise in revenues

Canadian network technology company Sandvine Inc. reported a third-quarter loss of $851,000 US.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Wi-Lan launches patent lawsuits

Ottawa-based licencing company Wi-Lan Inc. launched patent infringement lawsuits against three major telecom equipment companies in U.S. courts this week, the company said.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Mobile Internet driving growth, OECD says

The rising popularity of the mobile Internet fuelled six per cent growth of information and communications technology companies in the past 11 years, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

CBC Music ad revenues a fraction of the service’s costs, CBC says

CBC/Radio-Canada's online music service is not profitable as advertising revenues amount to about one seventh of costs, said Chris Boyce, executive director of English-language radio and audio services at CBC.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Online to overtake TV ad spending in 2016: report

Online platforms will overtake television as the most popular source for Canadian advertising dollars in the next four years and the trend is not necessarily bad for traditional TV broadcasters, said Conference Board researcher Michael Burt, one of the authors of a new report.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Private radio sector worth $1.6B: StatsCan

Operating revenues for Canada's private radio sector reached $1.6 billion in 2011, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Northwestel forms Borealis Communications

Northwestel Inc. partnered with Aurora Communications of Norman Wells to form Borealis Communications Inc., Northwestel said Monday.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Citytv audience share grows with expansion

Citytv gained more than 20 per cent year-over-year growth in audience share for fall television's premiere week, the TV network said Tuesday, partly as a result of the network's expansion.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Ontario requests qualifications for Ontera sale

The government of Ontario is moving forward in its efforts to sell off its northern telecom agency with a request for qualifications to determine a short list of potential buyers.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required