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Cantonese-language channel approved

The CRTC approved an application from Fairchild Television Inc. for a licence to operate a new Category B Cantonese-language channel.

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Nearly half of Canada on smartphones: Poll

Nearly half of Canadians now own a smartphone, according to a new poll by Ipsos Reid.

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Satellite TV revenue still growing, report says

Satellite TV revenue in Canada is expected to grow 2.1 per cent per year over the next five years, a new report from analyst firm IBISWorld says.

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Quebecor releases new online streaming service

Quebecor Media Inc. subsidiary Videotron Ltd. unveiled a new online video service Thursday offering mostly French-language movies and TV shows.

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Bragg urges CRTC to deny Rogers’ ‘must offer’ request for The Score

Canada's broadcast regulator should remove The Score’s “must offer” licence designation given that the channel has benefitted from wide distribution for more than a decade, Bragg Communications Inc. said in a regulatory filing.

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Decision drops Bell’s wholesale Internet rates 53%; Rogers’, Shaw’s, Quebecor’s rise

Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. can charge more for their wholesale Internet services while BCE Inc.’s wholesale Internet rates will fall in Ontario and Quebec, according to a CRTC decision that reviewed the companies' rates.

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Ofcom releases mobile spectrum results

Everything Everywhere Ltd. (EE), Telefónica S.A., Vodafone Ltd., Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., and a BT Group plc subsidiary will pay a combined 2.34 billion pounds for 250 MHz of airwaves following a U.K. mobile spectrum auction, Ofcom said.

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Telus launches network reporting app

Telus Corp. launched a new app for customers to report network issues, the company said Wednesday.

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MTS may hold on to Allstream for time being, analysts say

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS) may hold on to its Allstream Inc. asset as its business improves, leading to better offers for the division in coming years, analysts say.

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iPad is in the hands of 16% of Canadians: Report

Apple Inc.’s iPad devices dominated the Canadian tablet market in fall 2012 with 16 per cent of Canadians owning one, followed by BlackBerry’s PlayBook tablets and those running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, each in the hands of four per cent of people in Canada, a new report by Media Technology Monitor (MTM) said.

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