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Cord-cutting won’t reach tipping point within five years: PwC

A tipping point of cord-cutting or “drastic cord shaving” for TV services won’t happen within the next five years, a new report by PwC said.

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BlackBerry no longer for sale; Heins leaving

BlackBerry Ltd. said it concluded its strategic review and is no longer looking for a buyer, and will instead receive a $1 billion investment from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

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CRTC embracing ‘open government’: Blais

Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, said Monday that his organization is embracing the philosophy of “open government” and cited examples like the hearings that resulted in the commission blocking BCE Inc.’s first application to buy Astral Media Inc.

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NGN, Riding drop filesharing case against Distributel

NGN Prima Productions Inc. and Riding Films Inc. dropped a court motion that sought to compel Distributel Communications Inc. to identify its Internet customers whose accounts had been linked to peer-to-peer filesharing.

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Conservatives approve resolutions on CBC

The recent federal Conservative party convention in Calgary resulted in a new policy approach to funding for CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Rogers hires Shaw’s Brad Kubota

Rogers Communications Inc.’s media division said Monday it hired industry veteran Brad Kubota for a newly created position.

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Success of mobile wallet technology will depend on ubiquity, social acceptance

Mobile customers are still a ways away from the day when smartphones will render our wallets—and their bundles of receipts, IDs, and credit, debit and loyalty cards—obsolete. 

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Norquay to lobby for VimpelCom

Conservative consultant Geoff Norquay has registered to lobby the government on behalf of VimpelCom Ltd.

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Consortium sues Google, others, over patents

A consortium of Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Ltd., Ericsson and Sony Corp. is suing seven companies, including Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., over patent infringement.

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CRTC prioritizes roaming with task force

The CRTC created an internal wireless roaming task force that will prioritize the investigation of wireless carriers’ roaming rates and terms.

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